News We’re Watching: Califf Talks ORA Reorg, Contaminants Bring Ventilator Recall, 27-Year Sentence On Medicare Fraud

This week, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf described plans for restructuring the Office of Regulatory Affairs; Studies found chatbots don’t give trustworthy advice to cancer patients; and the owner of an Atlanta genetic testing lab was sentenced to 27 years in prison over a massive Medicare fraud scheme.

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The US Food and Drug Administration is undergoing the biggest reorganization in its history, according to commissioner Robert Califf, who provided updates on the some of the agency’s latest moves during a recent Alliance for a Stronger FDA webinar.

As part of its restructuring effort, the agency’s Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) will focus on what Califf called the...