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Thousands of FDA employees may lose their jobs if Congress doesn’t reappropriate funding currently in place by the end of the month, according to a report by Bloomberg Law.

The long-awaited review of problematic prescribing of opioids is taking longer than observers had hoped. Studies of this extended use of the pain medications have lagged for years beyond their expected completion, said FDA Commissioner Robert Califf to the Associated Press.

Abbott Laboratories said on Saturday that the company has reopened its baby formula production plant in Sturgis, Michigan, taking a step toward alleviating an acute nationwide shortage that has sent parents scrambling for supplies.