‘FDA as we've known it is finished': Former commissioner

Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf said the federal agency that he’s known for years “is finished” after mass layoffs began Tuesday morning.

“The FDA as we've known it is finished, with most of the leaders with institutional knowledge and a deep understanding of product development and safety no longer employed,” Califf wrote in a post on LinkedIn, saying he’s been “overwhelmed with messages about the firings” this morning.

“I believe that...