The Bulletin June 21, 2025
Why it matters: In April, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that its animal testing requirement will be "reduced, refined, or potentially replaced" with a range of approaches, including artificial intelligence-based models, known as New Approach Methodologies or NAMs data. The Trump administration's efforts to tackle the issue of animal testing appear to be a step in the right direction, according to experts who spoke with Newsweek.
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Over 300 Animals Removed From US Safari After Decade of Red Flags
TL/DR: Millions of animals each year are killed in U.S. laboratories as part of medical training and chemical, food, drug and cosmetic testing.
What happens now? A Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official told Newsweek: "The agency is paving the way for faster, safer, and more cost-effective treatments for American patients.'
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