FDA Announces Major Steps to Implement Real-Time Clinical Trials
On Apr. 28, 2026, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced two major steps as part of an…
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UK Trials Show Paxlovid speeds recovery, but doesn’t reduce hospitalization in vaccinated patients
On Apr. 23, 2026. two national trials published in the New England Journal of Medicine report Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir-ritonavir)…
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Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI in weight loss drug race
On Apr. 14, 2026, Novo Nordisk, the maker of popular weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, is partnering with OpenAI…
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NIH restrictions on foreign research partnerships significantly impacted 1 in 4 U.S. scientists
On Mar. 27, 2026, a STAT survey conducted of nearly 1,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) -supported scientists,…
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CDC Reports Detection and Surveillance of New SARS-CoV-2 Variant BA.3.2
On Mar. 19, 2026, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that as of February 11,…
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FDA Launches New Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS)
On Mar. 11, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is implementing the Adverse Event…
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Statins do not cause the majority of side effects listed in package leaflets
On Feb. 6, 2026, a study led by researchers at Oxford Population Health reported that statins do not…
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A world-first mouse that makes gene activity visible
On Jan. 31, 2026, a research team from the Institute of Science Tokyo reported they became the first…
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Researchers discover potential new target to treat Parkinson’s disease
On Jan. 15, 2026, a team of Case Western Reserve University researchers announced they have discovered a particular…
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U.S. healthcare spending soars to over $5 trillion in 2024
On Jan. 14, 2026, U.S. healthcare spending rose by 7.2% to $5.3 trillion in 2024 from $4.9 trillion…
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Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy® pill, the first and only oral GLP-1 for weight loss in adults, now broadly available across America
On Jan. 5, 2026, Novo Nordisk announced that the Wegovy® pill is now available, providing those seeking help…
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FDA approves Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy® pill, the first and only oral GLP-1 for weight loss in adults
On Dec. 22, 2025, Novo Nordisk announced announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved…
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Novo Nordisk files for FDA approval of CagriSema, the first once-weekly combination of GLP‑1 and amylin analogues for weight management
On Dec. 18, 2025, Novo Nordisk announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S….
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Penn researchers awarded $25M to conduct trial using smartphones to fight heart disease
On Dec. 16, 2025, The largest-ever study testing the effectiveness of an evidence-based approach to increasing physical activity…
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CIRM approves over $160M to support preclinical and clinical research, advances education opportunities and access to clinical trials
On Dec. 11, 2025, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) governing board approved funding of over $160…
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China narrows US’ scientific research lead
On Dec. 5, 2025, an annual report published by the Institutes of Science and Development of the Chinese…
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FDA Expands Artificial Intelligence Capabilities with Agentic AI Deployment
On Dec. 1, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the deployment of agentic AI capabilities…
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Combination of immunotherapy and targeted therapy improves survival for patients with advanced colorectal cancer
On Nov. 24, 2025, a new study led by UCLA investigators found that combining zanzalintinib, a targeted therapy…
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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to End Monkey Research Program
On Nov. 21, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it has instructed staffers…
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WHO Reports Diphtheria outbreak in African Region
On Nov. 21, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that from 1 January to 2 November 2025,…
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Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
On Nov. 20, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has canceled funding for at least 383 clinical…
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Clogged ‘drains’ in the brain a likely early-warning sign of Alzheimer’s disease
On Nov. 19, 2025, a study by researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore announced they had discovered…
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NIH funding cuts have impacted more than 74,000 people enrolled in trials
On Nov. 17, 2025, a JAMA published study found that more than 74,000 people have had their lives…
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Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods
On Nov. 11, 2025, the United Kingdom government announced that animal testing in science is set to be…
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WHO publishes new global research agenda to strengthen paediatric clinical trials
On Nov. 6, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a technical report, The future of paediatric clinical trials…
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CIRM awards $27 million to launch novel program designed to bring cell and gene therapies to underserved California communities
On Oct. 30, 2025, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) approved awarding $27 million through three grants…
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Thermo Fisher to buy clinical services provider Clario for up to $9.4 billion
On Oct. 29, 2025, Thermo Fisher announced it would buy privately held data management company Clario for up…
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AI-powered diabetes prevention program shows similar benefits to those led by people
On Oct. 27, 2025, researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health…
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Blenrep approved by US FDA for use in treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma
On Oct. 23, 2025, GSK announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin-blmf)…
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CareDx Announces Largest Landmark Study of Its Kind on Antibody Mediated Rejection in Heart Transplantation Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
On Oct. 23, 2025, CareDx announced the publication of the second study from Surveillance HeartCare Outcomes Registry (SHORE)…
