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  "id": 16965059,
  "title": "AP report: FDA scientists opposed the Trump administration's move to ease peptides access",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/ap-report-fda-scientists-opposed-the-trump-administrations-move-to-16965059",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-28T21:20:55.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/ap-report-fda-scientists-opposed-the-trump-administrations-move-to-ease-peptides-access"
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  "summary": "A plan to give people in the United States easier access to unproven peptide drugs favored by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was opposed by most Food and Drug Administration scientific staff members, who had limited input in drafting the policy, according to six people familiar with its development.",
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        "published": "2026-10-25T11:00:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "How FDA scientists opposed the Trump administration’s push for easier access to peptides",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/how-fda-scientists-opposed-the-trump-administrations-push-for-easier",
        "published": "2026-10-28T18:17:06.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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