FDA approved first gene therapy for treatment of high-risk, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
On Dec. 16, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ Adstiladrin (nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg), a non-replicating…
Oxford Ebola vaccine manufactured and shipped in record time by Serum Institute of India
On Dec. 15, 2022, the University of Oxford’s Ebola vaccine candidate has been shipped to Uganda, just 80…
Ebola vaccine regimens safe, immunogenic in adults and children
On Dec. 14, 2022, the National Institutes of Health announced that two randomized, placebo-controlled trials evaluating three Ebola…
High path Avian influenza confirmed in Clackamas County backyard flock
On Dec. 12, 2022, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health…
Texas Biomed added to national readiness and preparedness network
On Dec. 13, 2022, Texas Biomed announced that it had been designated as a prime contractor by the…
Swiss and French health authorities expanded recommendations for use of Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine as booster
On Dec. 11, 2022, Novavax announced that the Switzerland’s Federal Office of Public Health and Francees Haute Autorite…
CSL’s Novel Gene Therapy HEMGENIX® (etranacogene dezaparvovec-drlb) Demonstrated Durable Protection and Sustained Factor IX Activity Levels for People Living with Hemophilia B
On Dec. 10, 2022, CSL announced data affirming the long-term durability and safety of single-infusion HEMGENIX® (etranacogene dezaparvovec-drlb)…
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FDA granted approval to atezolizumab for alveolar soft part sarcoma
On Dec. 9, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Genentech’s atezolizumab (Tecentriq) for adult and…
Ebola trial candidate vaccines arrived in Uganda in record 79 days after outbreak declared
On Dec. 9, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the first doses of one of the…
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Pfizer and BioNTech received U.S. FDA Fast Track Designation for single-dose mRNA-based vaccine candidate against COVID-19 and influenza
On Dec. 9, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the companies had received Fast Track Designation from the U.S….
COVID-19 vaccine from Washington University in St. Louis approved for use as booster in India
On Dec. 9, 2022, Washington University in St. Louis announced that it’s nasal COVID-19 vaccine technology had been…
Moderna received FDA EUA for Omicron-targeting bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine in children 6 months through 5 years of age
On Dec. 8, 2022, Moderna announced it had received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug…
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Pfizer and BioNTech received U.S. FDA EUA for Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine in children
On Dec. 8, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted Emergency Use…
Canine brain wiring influenced by human-driven breeding practices
On Dec. 8, 2022, the National Institutes of Health researchers reported that areas of the genome related to…
U.S. launched largest ever liver cancer screening study VA launched largest ever liver cancer screening study
On Dec. 8, 2022, the Department of Veterans Affairs embarked on a study to determine the most effective…
A 2-million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland uncovered by environmental DNA
On Dec. 7, 2022, scientists reported in Nature an ancient environmental DNA (eDNA) record describing the rich plant…
FDA accepted for Priority Review the BLA for Pfizerﾒs Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine candidate for prevention of RSV disease in older adults
On Dec. 7, 2022, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had accepted for priority…
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Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine approved in Canada for use as a primary series in adolescents
On Dec. 7, 2022, Novavax announced that Health Canada had approved a supplement to a New Drug Submission…
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Hutchinson Cancer Center leads large-scale review of COVID-19 clinical trials that highlights multiple disparities
On Dec. 5, 2022, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center announced that according to a new meta-analysis women were…
University of Missouri study of feline genetics helped pinpoint first-ever domestication of cats
On Dec. 5, 2022, a study at the University of Missouri found that nearly 10,000 years ago, humans…
Pfizer and BioNTech submit application to U.S. FDA for EUA of Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine in children under 5 years
On Dec. 5, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the companies had submitted an application to the U.S….
Scientists revealed encouraging findings in first-in-human clinical trial evaluating HIV vaccine approach
On Dec. 2, 2022, in a multi-center collaboration led by Scripps Research, scientists announced they have achieved promising…
Highly pathogenic Avian influenza confirmed in Columbia County, Oregon
On Dec. 2, 2022, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal…
Novavax updated EUA listing for Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine as pimary series in adolescents and as booster in adults
On Nov. 29, 2022, Novavax announced that the World Health Organization had issued an updated Emergency Use Listing…
USDA broke ground on new Soil Research buildings in Auburn
On Nov. 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureﾒs Research Service, Auburn University’s College of Agriculture, and the…
WHO recommended new name for monkeypox disease
On Nov. 28, 2022, the WHO announced that following a series of consultations with global experts, it had…
Wolves emboldened by parasite more likely to lead pack
On Nov. 27, 2022, it was reported a parasite that infects up to one-third of people around the…
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis announced finding diagnostic marker for deadly brain disease
On Nov. 24, 2022, researchers Kanta Horie and Chihiro Sato at the Tracy Family SILQ Center at Washington…
FDA approved first gene therapy to treat adults with Hemophilia B
On Nov. 22, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the investigational gene therapy etranacogene dezaparvovec or…
NIH awarded $12 million for antiviral therapeutic development
On Nov. 21, 2022, the National Institutes of Health awarded more than $12 million to three institutions for…