World Health Organization reported enterovirus infections in France
On May 5, 2023, France reported an increase in cases of severe neonatal sepsis associated with Enterovirus (Echovirus-11…
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NIH study identified features of Long COVID neurological symptoms
On May 5, 2023, the National Institutes of Health reported that a study had identified features of Long…
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FDA Approved First University-made Sausage from Gene-edited Pigs
On May 3, 2023, Washington State University (WSU) made history in the United States (US) by becoming the…
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Vertex announced U.S. FDA approval for KALYDECOﾮ to treat eligible Infants withcystic fibrosis ages 1 month and older -First and only CFTR modulator approved for this age group-
On May 3, 2023, Vertex announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ha approved KALYDECOﾮ (ivacaftor) for use…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Therapeutics | Vaccine
U.S. FDA approved first Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine
On May 3, 2023, the U.S. FDA approved GlaxoSmithKline’s Arexvy as the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine…
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Biotechnology | Disease | NIH | Therapeutics
NIH researchers uncovered new details on rare immune disease
On May 3, 2023, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists announced that they had uncovered new details on…
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U.S. FDA announced additional steps to advance decentralized clinical trials
On May 2, 2023, the U.S. FDA announced that it was taking additional steps to support the use…
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Elanco announced breakthrough treatment for deadly canine parvovirus
On May 2, 2023, Elanco Animal Health announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had provided a conditional…
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended screening for latent tuberculosis infection
On May 2, 2023, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published a final recommendation statement on screening…
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Oregon Health Sciences University dermatologists detected the world’s smallest skin cancer
On May 1, 2023, an Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) dermatologist and a multi-disciplinary team confirmed that a…
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Study raised concerns SARS-CoV-2 evolution outpaces vaccine-generated antibodies
On Apr. 27, 2023, a NIAID-led Phase 2 trial compared two Pfizer bivalent mRNA COVID-19 boosters found that…
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Genomes from 240 mammalian species revealed what makes the human genome unique
On Apr. 27, 2023, the Zoonomia Project team announced in in a special issue of Science, that had…
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Geneticists linked DNA of famed sled dog Balto to modern breeds
On Apr. 27, 2023, researchers at Cornell University announced they had used ancient DNA extraction and analysis to…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Therapeutics | Vaccine
U.S. FDA approved PREVNAR 20, Pfizer’s 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants and children
On Apr. 27, 2023, Pfizer announced that experimental respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine was 82% effective in preventing…
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Vertex announced U.S. FDA approval for TRIKAFTAﾮ in children with cystic fibrosis ages 2 through 5 with certain mutations
On Apr. 26, 2023, Vertex announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the expanded use of…
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U.S. FDA approved treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis associated with a mutation in the SOD1 gene
On Apr. 25, 2023, the U.S. FDA approved Qalsody (tofersen) to treat patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)…
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U.S. FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization for new COVID-19 Over-the-Counter at-home antigen test
On Apr. 24, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Status COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test for…
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Boehringer Ingelheim inaugurated largest European development centre for biotechnology
On Apr. 24, 2023, Boehringer Ingelheim inaugurated its state-of-the-art Biologicals Development Center in Biberach an der Ri�, Germany….
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U.S. state-by-state analysis of COVID-19 impact revealed driving forces behind variations in health published in The Lancet
On Apr. 23, 2023, the most comprehensive state-by-state analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 across the USA, published…
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AI system generated novel proteins that meet structural design targets
On Apr. 20, 2023, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers announced that have developed machine-learning algorithms that can…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued recommendation on screening for skin cancer
On Apr. 18, 2023, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published a final recommendation statement on screening…
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U.S. FDA approves cell therapy for patients with blood cancers to reduce risk of infection after stem cell transplantation
On Apr. 17, 2023, the U.S. FDA approved Gamida Cell’s Omisirge (omidubicel-onlv), a substantially modified allogeneic (donor) cord…
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Biotechnology | CRISPR | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Therapeutics
Jennifer Doudna and Jill Banfield to lead $70 million initiative to edit the microbiome
On Apr. 17, 2023, a new initiative led by Jennifer Doudna and Jill Banfield at the Innovative Genomics…
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Additional cases of Marburg virus disease reported in Equatorial Guinea
On Apr. 15, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that six additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Marburg virus…
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U.S. FDA Approved First Therapeutic Indication for Revance’s DAXXIFY® (DaxibotulinumtoxinA-lanm) for the Treatment of Cervical Dystonia
On Apr. 14, 2023, Revance Therapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the…
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Human infection with Avian influenza A(H3N8) virus reported by China
On Apr. 14, 2023, the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China reported a confirmed case…
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U.S. FDA issued EUA for new COVID-19 over-the-counter at-home antigen test
On Apr. 14, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization for the…
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Parkinson’s disease biomarker found
On Apr. 13, 2023, in an enormous leap forward in the understanding of Parkinson’s disease (PD), researchers announced…
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Biotechnology | Disease | HIV | NIH | Non-Profit Research
Daily statin reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV, large NIH study found
On Apr. 11, 2023, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial was stopped early because a daily…
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U.S. spending $5 billion to speed up development of new COVID vaccines
On Apr. 10, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it was spending over…
