Federal investment to increase Canada’s capacity to develop and manufacture critical medicines
On Mar. 17, 2023, PrairiesCan announced $80,514,000 over five years to support the Canadian Critical Drug Initiative and…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Polio | Vaccine | WHO
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) reported in Indonesia
On Mar. 17, 2023, the Indonesia Ministry of Health notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of the detection…
FDA Advisory Committee voted in support of favorable benefit-risk profile for Pfizer’s PAXLOVID
On Mar. 16, 2023, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee (AMDAC)…
Texas A&M scientists disable protective gene In mosquitoes
On Mar. 15, 2023, scientists at Texas A&M announced that a research study: ‘RNA interference is essential to…
UK Animal and Plant Health Agency reported dolphins detected with avian flu found on beaches in England and Wales
On Mar. 15, 2023, the UK Animal and Plant Health Agency reported that the carcesses of Common dolphins…
New, non-invasive imaging tool maps uterine contractions during labor
On Mar. 14, 2023, NIH researchers announced they had developed a new imaging tool, called electromyometrial imaging (EMMI),…
FDA authorized bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as booster dose for certain children 6 months through 4 years of age
On Mar. 14, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) of the…
First case of avian flu in a Chilean industrial plant reported, poultry meat exports suspended
On Mar. 14, 2023, the Agricultural and Livestock Service in Chile confirmed the identification of the first case…
‘Deaths of Despair’ contributed to 17% rise in Minnesota’s death rate during COVID-19 pandemic
On Mar. 13, 2023, Mayo Clinic published a study that showed the COVID-19 pandemic was linked to a…
Pfizer announced acquisition of Seattle-based Seagen for $43 billion
On Mar. 13, 2023, Pfizer announced an agreement to acquire Seagen, a global biotechnology company that discovers, develops…
FDA approved first treatment for Rett syndrome
On Mar. 13, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it had approved Acadia Pharmaceuticals’ Daybue…
Pfizer’s ZAVZPRET (zavegepant) Migraine Nasal Spray received FDA approval
On Mar. 10, 2023, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved ZAVZPRET (zavegepant),…
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended universal Hepatitis B vaccination in adults aged 19-59 years
On Mar. 10, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended the universal hepatitis B (HepB)…
USDA announced more than $43 million investment in meat and poultry processing research, expansion and innovation
On Mar. 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an investment of more than $43 million in…
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FDA updated mammography regulations to require reporting of breast density information and facility oversight
On Mar. 9, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had published updates to…
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals received FDA approval for Naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray
On Mar. 8, 2023, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted approval…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA
QuidelOrtho received de novo FDA authorization for Sofia 2 SARS Antigen+ FIA
On Mar. 8, 2023, QuidelOrtho announced that it had been granted a De Novo request from the U.S….
France reported bird flu in foxes near Paris
On Mar. 7, 2023, the the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) announced that France had reported an…
Blood test identified acute myeloid leukemia patients at greater risk for relapse after bone marrow transplant
On Mar. 7, 2023, researchers at the National Institutes of Health reported the benefits of screening adult patients…
Abbott received FDA clearance for first commercially available lab-based blood test to help evaluate concussion
On Mar. 7, 2023, Abbott announced that it had received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for what…
Biotechnology | FDA | Measles | Vaccine
U.S. FDA approved intramuscular administration for Merck’s MMRV Vaccines: M-M-RII, VARIVAX, and ProQuad
On Mar. 6, 2023, Merck announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved the addition of…
FDA grants Lenireﾮ Tinnitus treatment device de novo approval
On Mar. 6, 2023, Neuromod Devices announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted De…
Malawi Ministry of Health declared a cholera outbreak
On Mar. 3, 2023, the Malawi Ministry of Health declared a cholera outbreak, following laboratory confirmation of a…
Pfizer and BioNTech submitted for U.S. EUA of Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 booster in children under 5 years
On Mar. 1, 2023, BioNTech and Pfizer announced that they had submitted an application to the U.S. Food…
Outbreak of Blastomycosis reported in Michigan Mill workers
On Feb. 28, 2023, Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM) was alerted to three cases of atypical…
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Influenza viruses may have originated in fish 600 million years ago
On Feb. 28, 2023, a team from the University of Sydney reported that a flu virus found in…
Avian Influenza A (H5N1) reported in Cambodia
On Feb. 26, 2023, the Cambodia International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) reported one confirmed case…
FDA authorized first OTC at-home test to detect both influenza and COVID-19 viruses
On Feb. 24, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for…
Moderna to make milestone payments to NIH for COVID vaccine
On Feb. 24, 2023, Moderna announced will make certain contingent development, commercial and regulatory milestone payments to the…
United Nations reported a woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth
On Feb. 23, 2023, the United Nations reported that every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or…