Cell by cell, scientists building a high-resolution map of brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease
On Jul. 28, 2022, the Allen Institute announced a newly released dataset of 1.2M cells from brain donors…
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BD, CerTest Biotec announced commercial launch of Mpox test
On Jul. 27, 2022, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced their newly developed molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for…
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COVID-19 Vacations Redux
COVID-19 Vacations Redux iIlustrates once again the pits and perils vacation travelers face as they begin their Summer…
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New York State Department of Health and Rockland County Department of Health alerted public to case of polio
On Jul. 21, 2022, the New York State Department of Health confirmed that a case of paralytic poliomyelitis…
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COVID-19 pandemic fuels largest continued backslide in vaccinations in three decades
On Jul. 15, 2022, The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded…
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Aegis Sciences begin Mpox testing, increasing nationwide testing capacity
On Jul 14. 2022, Aegis Sciences announced it is was authorized to begin testing for mpox using the…
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Quest Diagnostics launched Mpox virus testing
On Jul. 13, 2022, Quest Diagnostics announced that it had announced the nationwide availability of the company’s lab-developed…
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Fourth backyard flock tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Oregon
On Jul. 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the state’s…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Nevada
On Jul. 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the…
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Ghana reported first-ever suspected cases of Marburg virus disease
On Jul. 7, 2022, Ghana has announced the preliminary finding of two cases of Marburg virus disease and…
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Labcorp first national laboratory to offer Mpox test
On Jul. 6, 2022, LabCorp announced that it had begun testing for mpox using the U.S. Centers for…
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COVID-19 vaccination activates antibodies targeting parts of virus spike protein shared between coronaviruses
On Jul. 5, 2022, Tgen and Northern Arizona University announced that a research team found that the vaccine…
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COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
COVID-19 was third leading cause of death in the United States in both 2020 and 2021
On Jul. 5, 2022, the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute announced COVID-19 was the third…
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Whole Health School of Medicine to become Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
On Jun. 30, 2022, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine announces the next steps in its development, including…
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BD launched combination test for COVID-19, Influenza A/B and Respiratory Syncytial Virus
On Jun. 30, 2022, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced that the BD MAX Respiratory Viral Panel (RVP), a new…
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COVID-19 Wheel of Fortune
Play the COVID-19 Wheel of Fortune and see how lucky you are! You have two wheels to choose…
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Innovation Pharmaceuticals reported Brilacidin inhibited Omicron, Delta, Gamma and Alpha SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Jun. 23, 2022, Innovation Pharmaceuticals reported that Brilacidin, the Company’s defensin-mimetic drug candidate exhibiting broad-spectrum antiviral activity,…
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Anixa Biosciences Announced Publication of Peer-Reviewed Journal Article Highlighting Ovarian Cancer Vaccine Technology
On Jun. 21, 2022, Anixa Biosciences announced the publication of a peer-reviewed journal article in Clinical and Experimental…
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Benaroya Research Institute received $11.4 million to explore link between viruses and immune system diseases
On Jun. 17, 2022, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) announced a 5-year, $11.4 million grant from…
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Roche received FDA EUA for cobas SARS-CoV-2 Duo, the first PCR test to simultaneously detect COVID-19 and measure viral load levels of COVID-19
On Jun. 14, 2022, Roche announced that the US Food and Drug Administration had issued Emergency Use Authorization…
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Zoetis Announces Agreement to Acquire Basepaws, an Innovative Leader in Petcare Genetics
On Jun. 7, 2022, Zoetis announced an agreement to acquire Basepaws, a privately held petcare genetics company, which…
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Common drug-resistant superbug developed fast resistance to ‘last resort’ antibiotic
On Jun. 7, 2022, the University of Oxford reported research has found that Pseudomonas bacterium develops resistance much…
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Serological evidence for SARS-CoV-2 in lactating cows published
On Jun. 4, 2022, researchers reported that in areas with large cattle populations and a high prevalence of…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Georgia
On Jun. 2, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the…
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Ultima Genomics delivered the $100 genome
On May 31, 2022, Ultima Genomics emerged from stealth business mode with a new high-throughput, low-cost sequencing platform…
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Hong Kong Center for Health Protection notified late of 2nd H3N8 case on the mainland
On May 30, 2022, The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health received notification from…
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Wake Forest CCSG cut from 5 years to 3 as center changes leadership, administrative structure
May 27, 2022, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) truncated the just-renewed five-year Cancer Center Support Grant held by…
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BD launched high-throughput molecular combination test for COVID-19 and influenza A/B
On May 26, 2022, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced a new high-throughput molecular diagnostic combination test for SARS-CoV-2 and…
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Breakthrough COVID-19 infections more likely in cancer and Alzheimer’s patients, studies find
On May 26, 2022, researchers from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine report breakthrough COVID-19 cases resulting in…
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Roche developed unique PCR tests to detect the mpox virus
On May 25, 2022, Roche and its subsidiary TIB Molbiol announced they had developed three unique LightMix Modular…
