Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals and Novartis Enter into a Global License and Collaboration Agreement
On Sept. 2, 2025, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals announced a global licensing and collaboration agreement with Novartis for ARO-SNCA, Arrowhead’s…
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New genetic biomarker flags aggressive brain tumors
On Sept. 1, 2025, a multi-institutional study suggests that typically classifiication of meningiomas by appearances may be deceiving…
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MIT researchers develop AI tool to improve flu vaccine strain selection
On Aug. 28, 2025, scientists at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the MIT Abdul…
Mexico reports 53% increase in flesh-eating screwworm cases since July
On Aug. 27, 2025, Mexico has recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of August 17,…
Aedes aegypti non-native mosquito detected in Oregon
On Aug. 26, 2025, health officials in Ashland, Oregon reported that six Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were found in…
Genentech and Roche Break Ground on State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina
On Aug. 25, 2025, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group broke ground on its newest U.S. manufacturing site…
C2N Diagnostics Expands the PrecivityAD2™ Alzheimer’s Disease Blood Test Intended Use to Patients 50 Years and Older
On Aug. 25, 2025, C2N Diagnostics (C2N) announced lower age limit addresses increasing calls from clinicians seeking access…
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U.S. confirms nation’s first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak
On Aug. 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported the first human case in…
MSDH Declares Public Health Emergency on Infant Mortality
On Aug. 21, 2025, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) declared a public health emergency in response…
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CPRIT Approves $27 Million In Grants for Cancer Research in Texas
On Aug. 20, 2025, The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced the approval of 15…
New Method Advances Reliability of Ai with Applications in Medical Diagnostics
On Aug. 20, 2025, two studies led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Ludwig Center, and Johns Hopkins Whiting School of…
5th death linked to Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that has sickened dozens in New York City
On Aug. 19, 2025, health officials have uncovered another death in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in…
Lewis and Clark County, Montana Health Officials Report First Measles Case in Decades
On Aug. 18, 2025, Lewis and Clark Public Health (LCPH) officlials in Montana have confirmed a single case…
Texas announces end of West Texas measles outbreak
On Aug. 18, 2025, the Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting the end of this year’s…
Nepal Eliminates Rubella, Also Known as German Measles
On Aug. 18, 2025, the World Health Organization announced Nepal has eliminated rubella as a public health problem,…
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute receives record $2 billion commitment from Phil and Penny Knight
On Aug. 14, 2025, Phil and Penny Knight announced a record-breaking $2 billion gift to the Oregon Health…
Using generative AI, researchers design compounds that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
On Aug. 14, 2025, with help from artificial intelligence, researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced they…
Valley Fever Cases Continue to Rise in 2025 Following Record High in 2024
On Aug. 14, 2025, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is reminding California residents and visitors that…
4th person dies after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak sickens dozens in New York City
On Aug. 14, 2025, a fourth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New…
Tick, Tick, Boom: Never-Before-Seen Images of Tick-Borne POWV Virus Could Light Fuse for New Treatments
On Aug. 12, 2025, Powassan virus (POWV), a type of flavivirus closely related to the Zika and Dengue…
Researchers test common Household disinfectants’ abilities to fight antibiotic resistance at the genetic level
On Aug. 11, 2025, University of Washington (UW) researchers announced the results of testing the efficacy of several…
ETH Zurich Computer Scientists Create A ‘DNA search engine’
On Aug. 10, 2025, computer scientists at ETH Zurich announced they have developed a digital tool capable of…
Kenya achieves elimination of human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness as a public health problem
On Aug. 8, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis…
Eliminating mosquitoes not enough to fight China’s chikungunya fever outbreak, experts say
On Aug. 8, 2025, experts in mosquito-borne infectious diseases are warning against excessive insect eradication campaigns as cities…
Washington Health Officials investigating possible locally acquired case of malaria
On Aug. 6, 2025, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department (TPCHD) reported an East Pierce County, Washington woman who…
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Gates Foundation Announces Catalytic Funding to Spark New Era of Women-Centered Research and Innovation
On Aug. 4, 2025, The Gates Foundation announced a $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to accelerate research and…
UK Biobank celebrates completion of world’s largest human imaging study with landmark events
On Aug. 4, 2025, UK Biobank announced it had reached a historic milestone – completing 100,000 whole-body imaging…
Florida reports 21 cases of E.coli infections linked to raw milk
On Aug. 4, 2025, The Florida Department of Health said on Monday that there have been 21 cases…
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Most U.S. adults have hearts older than their actual age
On Jul. 30, 2025, a study led by Northwestern Medicine shows that most U.S. adults have a “heart…
Researchers create ‘virtual scientists’ to solve complex biological problems
On Jul. 29, 2025, Stanford Medicine researchers announced the creation a team of virtual scientists backed by artificial…