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Deadly outcomes in more than a dozen cases could be linked, in part, to substandard treatment by at-times understaffed medical teams dealing with escalating detainee populations, according to a review of autopsy reports, court records and interviews with detainees and experts.
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Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
At airports, short flights also add to the workload for understaffed air traffic control systems and congested gates.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 13 May 2026
The union representing crew members working on the live-action YouTube series said the workers are being overworked and that the production is understaffed.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Although the industry hopes for a friendlier replacement for Vinay Prasad, who headed the division but was recently pushed out, worries about the ongoing turmoil at the FDA, including many offices being understaffed, cropped up on other panels at the conference.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 6 May 2026
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Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
At airports, short flights also add to the workload for understaffed air traffic control systems and congested gates.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 13 May 2026
The union representing crew members working on the live-action YouTube series said the workers are being overworked and that the production is understaffed.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Although the industry hopes for a friendlier replacement for Vinay Prasad, who headed the division but was recently pushed out, worries about the ongoing turmoil at the FDA, including many offices being understaffed, cropped up on other panels at the conference.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 6 May 2026
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“Understaffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understaffed. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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