Say “I don’t smoke” You’ll be in good company!
“Say I Don’t Smoke, You’ll be in Good Company” was published by the Irish Cancer Society (ca. 1987).
Break the Habit!
“Break the Habit!,” A quit smoking poster published by the New York State Department of Health, 1989.
A third of U.S. food outbreaks and 3,500 illnesses tied to non-irradiated eligible food
On May, 13, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that of 482 U.S….
Novavax and Sanofi announced licensing agreement to co-commercialize COVID-19 vaccine and novel COVID-19-influenza combination vaccines
On May 10, 2024, Novavax announced that it had entered into a co-exclusive licensing agreement with Sanofi. The…
National Academies reported COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause many potential harms
On May 10, 2024, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reported that the COVID-19 vaccines made…
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Montana Life Science Genealogy, 2018
Montana Life Science Genealogy illustrates life science companies and non-profit research organization in the State of Montana by…
USDA, university researchers develop near chromosome-level genome for the Mojave Poppy bee
On May 2, 2024, scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)ﾒs Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university…
All of Us Returns Health-Related DNA Results to 100,000 Participants
On May 1, 2024, the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Research Program announced that it…
Researchers reviewed findings and clinical messages from the Women’s Health Initiative 30 years after launch
On May 1, 2024, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a review in JAMA that…
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended all women get screened for breast cancer every other year aged 40 to 74
On Apr. 30, 2024, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended that all women get screened for…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Neurology | Vaccine
COVID vaccines not linked to seizures
On Apr. 30, 2024, a meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials in JAMA Neurology found no increase in seizures in…
Scientists discovered over 100 new genomic regions linked to blood pressure
On Apr. 30, 2024, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers and collaborators announced they had discovered over 100…
World’s first documented case of brain disease from fentanyl inhalation reported
On Apr. 29, 2024, Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) reported a patient with the first documented case of…
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CIRM awarded $31 million to fund clinical-stage research for cancers and eye disease
On Apr. 26, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced it had approved awarding nearly $31…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
Analysis identified 50 new genomic regions associated with kidney cancer risk
On Apr. 26, 2024, an international team of researchers led by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) released an…
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U.S. FDA Approved Pfizer’s BEQVEZ™ (fidanacogene elaparvovec-dzkt), a One-Time Gene Therapy for Adults with Hemophilia B
On Apr. 26, 2024, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved BEQVEZ™ (fidanacogene…
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Imaging technique shows new details of peptide structures
On Apr. 26, 2024, engineers at Washington University in St. Louis announced a new imaging technique that give…
Agriculture | Influenza | USDA | Veterinary
USDA confirmed detection of avian influenza in dairy cattle in Colorado
On Apr. 26, 2024, the Colorado Dept. of Agriculture reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National…
First-ever combined heart pump & gene-edited pig kidney transplant gives new hope to patient with terminal illness
On Apr. 24, 2024, surgeons at NYU Langone Health announced they had performed the first combined mechanical heart…
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FDA reported commercial milk supply is safe with investigation of outbreak of HPAI virus ongoing
On Apr. 23, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that nearly all (99%) of the…
Moderna announced contract with Brazil to supply 12.5 million COVID-19 vaccines as part of national vaccination campaign
On Apr. 22, 2024, Moderna announced a contract with the Ministry of Health in Brazil (Ministerio da Saude)…
USDA published H5N1 influenza A virus genetic sequences on publicly available site
On Apr. 21, 2024, United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced it had…
Vaccine breakthrough means no more chasing strains
On Apr. 15, 2024, scientists at University of California Riverside demonstrated a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that is…
Vietnam reported first human infection with avian influenza H9N2 virus
On Apr. 12, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Vietnam had reported…
Study suggested staying current with COVID-19 vaccinations helped combat emerging variants
On Apr. 12, 2024, Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) announced research that shows using live SARS-CoV-2 virus revealed…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) made retinal imaging 100 times faster, compared to manual method
On Apr. 10, 2024, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) applied artificial intelligence (AI) to a…
Labcorp received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Mpox PCR test home collection kit
On Apr. 10, 2024, LabCorp announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted Emergency Use…
Edwards study of NFL alumni cohort found majority suffer From heart disease without knowing it
On Apr. 7, 2024, Edwards Lifesciences announced the release of data from the HUDDLE study that examined the…
CDC reported human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in Texas
On Apr. 5, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Texas had reported…
University of Missouri broke ground on building named for former U.S. Senanor Roy Blunt
On Apr. 5, 2024, groundbreaking was held for the Roy Blunt Soil Testing and Research Laboratory at the…