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The FDA is not reducing funding for medical devices, according to a news article I read a few days ago.

I read on Apple News two days ago that the medical device section will not be affected. Make of that what you will.

Never give up. I was born prematurely and never had a father. My mom raised me, and we were dirt poor. I was kicked out of high school, then drafted and sent to Vietnam, where I saw combat. After I got out, I became an alcoholic. But something changed—someone at the unemployment office helped...

Almost half of the FDA’s funding comes from corporate user fees, while the rest is provided by Congress. I am not here to defend Trump or Musk. The truth is we do not know what is causing the delay.

People are overreacting because the former president was elected again. Some refer to this as “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

In 2022, 46% of their budget came from regulated industry user fees, while the remaining portion was funded by the congressional budget.

Definitely living in a clown world.

Same here. I’m 75. I am glad it’ll be over soon.

That’s what I’m thinking. Even though the devices are different, the FDA may be more cautious about approving the Shore device after witnessing the failure of Lenire.

Looking glum.

A majority of the funding for the FDA comes from drug companies. That should tell you something. If Trump goes after the drug companies, that’s not going to hurt my feelings.

This has already been exposed as a smear campaign. The article was published in The Atlantic, a magazine whose owner is a significant donor to the Harris campaign. Nice try, though.

Anybody who votes for Harris will have to step over 240K bodies buried in the rubble of Gaza to get to the voting booth.

Thanks, @Luman.

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