The rash of firings at agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services has provoked a Feb. 28 letter from Reps. Dianna DeGette (D-Colo.) and Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), blasting the dismissals and insinuating that the dismissals were politically motivated.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has reversed a 2022 agency memorandum on discretionary denials of patent procedures, such as inter partes reviews.

In January 2025, BioWorld tracked 171 phase I-III clinical trial updates, down from 212 in December. The month delivered 12 successful phase III outcomes, six of those in cancer, while two trials ended in failure.