Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks’ estate over use of her ‘stolen’ cells to advance medicine
On Feb. 26, 2026, Novartis announced it has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that…
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First Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Northern Elephant Seals Confirmed in California
On Feb. 25, 2026, seven weaned elephant seal pups in California’s Año Nuevo State Park tested positive for…
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CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Measles | NIH | Vaccine
Report Details health and economic repercussions of declining MMR coverage in the U.S.
On Feb. 20, 2026, a research study lead by the Yale School of Public Health shows the resurgence…
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Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Vaccine
CDC Reported 10,000–23,000 RSV deaths in 2025
On Feb. 19, 2026, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported severe outcomes from COVID-19…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Environmental | Infectious Disease | Measles | Vaccine
Oregon wastewater dashboard Confirms measles outbreak
On Feb. 19, 2026, a new data tracking tool Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has been launched that shows the five confirmed measles cases identified in the…
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Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in 39% of hospital air samples during outbreaks, despite good ventilation
On Feb. 17, 2026, a new study published in Respiratory Medicine show COVID-19 genetic material was frequently detected in…
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Danaher Acquires Masimo for $9.9 Billion
On Feb. 17, 2026, Danaher announced a definitive agreement to acquire Masimo a leading specialty diagnostics provider of…
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EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
On Feb. 12 2026, the Trump administration revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Measles | Vaccine
South Carolina Reports 13 New Measles Cases, Bringing Outbreak total to 933
On Feb. 10, 2026, The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is reporting 13 new cases of…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease | Neurology | NIH | U.S. Congress | USDA | Veterinary
OHSU board votes to negotiate with NIH and possibly transform its primate center into an animal sanctuary
On Feb. 9, 2026, the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) board of directors unanimously passed a resolution…
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CDC Study Finds Candida auris is an urgent public health threat
On Feb. 9, 2026, a study from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds Candida auris is…
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CDC study highlights growing threat of invasive E coli
On Feb. 6, 2026, A study by federal and state health researchers indicates invasive Escherichia coli infections are…
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Four in ten cancer cases could be prevented globally
On Feb. 3, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Plague | Polio | Vaccine | WHO
Illinois Joins the World Health Organization’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network
On Feb. 3, 2026, Governor Pritzker announced the State of Illinois is joining the World Health Organization’s (WHO)…
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Two cases of measles detected at Texas immigrant family detention center
On Feb. 2, 2026, two detainees at the nation’s only current immigrant family detention center, 70 miles south…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Measles | Vaccine
US measles cases soar to 588 so far this year as South Carolina confirms 58 new infections
On Jan. 30, 2026, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed 172 new measles cases…
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Early signs of Parkinson’s can be identified in the blood
On Jan. 29, 2026, a team led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Oslo University Hospital,…
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Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease | Vaccine | Women's Health
Large study finds COVID-19 shots don’t affect fertility
On Jan. 29, 2026, in a new study from Sweden, researchers found no statistically significant difference in rates…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Measles | Vaccine
South Carolina measles cases hit 789, surpassing Texas’ 2025 outbreak total
On Jan. 27, 2026, South Carolina reported a surge to 789 measles cases, state health data showed, overtaking…
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COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | HIV | Infectious Disease | Measles | Non-Profit Research | Polio | U.S. Congress | Vaccine | WHO | Women's Health
U.S. completes withdrawal from World Health Organization
On Jan. 22, 2026, The U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), one year…
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New atlas could help researchers studying neurological disease
On Jan. 22, 2026, researchers backed by a Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Catalyst Momentum Award have laid out…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Medical Device | Oncology | Quantum | Therapeutics
Oxford team engineer quantum-enabled proteins, opening a new frontier in biotechnology
On Jan. 21, 2026, in a world first, a research team led by the University of Oxford’s Department…
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Researchers pinpoint biomarkers for schizophrenia
On Jan. 20, 2026, researchers announced they have identified two biomarkers — verbal learning and identifying other peoples’…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Measles | NIH | Vaccine
Measles Outbreak Declared in Washington State After 3 New Cases
On Jan. 15, 2026, the Snohomish County Health Department in Washington has confirmed three new measles cases this…
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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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Sniffing out cancer: Trained dogs can detect hemangiosarcoma by scent
On Jan. 15, 2026, University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) researchers show that trained dogs can identify the odor of…
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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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Lyme Disease Health Care Costs Exceed $1 billion Annually
On Jan. 14, 2026, a new study published in JAMA Network suggest that health care costs associated with…
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AI model built by Yale and Google team finds new way to treat cancer
On Jan. 13, 2026, collaborating with Google’s top artificial intelligence labs, a team of Yale researchers announced they…
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American Cancer Society Reports a Milestone 70 Percent 5-Year Survival Rate for all Cancers Combined
On Jan. 13, 2026, The American Cancer Society (ACS) released Cancer Statistics, 2026, the organization’s annual report on cancer facts and trends. The findings show, for…
