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1 week ago | politico.com | Erin Schumaker |Ruth Reader

Dr. Wafik El-Deiry, a cancer researcher and associate dean for oncology at Brown University, has an unlikely sales pitch for President Donald Trump: Pick me to lead the nation’s cancer research and give me a lot more money to spend on it. Despite slashing billions in health research grants and proposing further cuts in next year’s budget, Trump is considering El-Deiry to lead the National Cancer Institute after a recent interview for the job.

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Ruth Reader

One of the cutting-edge technologies the Food and Drug Administration wants to use to replace animal studies might not be ready for a solo performance. Organ-on-a-chip technology, which uses human cells on microfluidic chips to mimic the structure and function of organs in a laboratory setting, can’t yet replace animal tests, according to a .

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Ruth Reader

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promising to “do more with less” — with the help of artificial intelligence. “The AI revolution has arrived, and we are already using these new technologies to manage health care data more efficiently and securely,” he told the House Appropriations Committee at Wednesday’s hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services’ budget.

1 month ago | politico.com | Ruth Reader

The FDA is gathering up AI talent. The Food and Drug Administration is bringing on new artificial intelligence talent and wooing back tech talent it cut during its in April. On Thursday, the agency said it would roll out . Sridhar Mantha, former director of the FDA’s Office of Strategic Policy within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, has returned, according to two people with knowledge of the move who were granted anonymity to speak about sensitive personnel matters.

1 month ago | politico.com | Ruth Reader

The FDA wants to replace animal testing with artificial intelligence. | Jeff Roberson/AP With help from Anthony AdragnaThe rise of AI promises a lot of big changes, and one of them is going to be warmly welcomed by mice, rats and zebrafish. The Food and Drug Administration wants to replace animal testing with artificial intelligence, POLITICO’s Lauren Gardner reports. Politically speaking, the change has wide support. In 2022, Congress passed a bipartisan law, co-sponsored by Sens.