CDC Reports Twelve pediatric deaths from seasonal influenza virus infection
On May 2, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control reported twelve pediatric deaths associated with seasonal influenza virus…
Texas Reports Thirty Seven New measles Cases in Continuing outbreak
On May 2, 2025, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported 683 cases of measles have…
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NIH to end billions of dollars in foreign research grants
On May 1, 2025, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s largest funder of biomedical research,…
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U.S. Hospitals No longer Required to Report COVID-19 Infection Data
On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that hospitals are no…
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FDA approves gene-editing tech creating PRRS-resistant pigs
On Apr. 30, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of a gene-editing technology…
Researchers develop model for real-time monitoring of kidney transplants
On Apr. 28, 2025, researchers at King’s College London, the University of Bristol and Great Ormond Street Hospital…
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CDC Taps Texas A&M School Of Public Health To Assess Avian Flu Among Dairy Farm Workers
On Apr. 28, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it had awarded a more than $3…
Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak
On Apr. 26, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that Uganda has declared the end of the…
Texas Reports Forty-Nine New measles Cases in Ongoing outbreak
On Apr. 25, 2025, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported that 646 cases of measles…
UW Medicine offers second drug for early Alzheimer’s
On Apr. 25, 2025, University of Washington announced that the Memory & Brain Wellness Center at Harborview Medical…
Thermo Fisher Scientific to Invest $2 Billion to Enhance U.S. Innovation and Support Customers’ Manufacturing
On Apr. 24, 2025, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it will will invest an additional $2 billion in the…
Childhood exposure to bacterial toxin may be triggering colorectal cancer epidemic among the young
On Apr. 23, 2025, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of California San Diego and their collaborators…
King County Reports Fifth case of measles in Washington state identified in an infant
On Apr. 22, 2025, Seattle & King County was notified of a confirmed measles case in a King…
Roche to invest $50 billion in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics in the U.S. over the next five years
On Apr. 22, 2025, Roche announced that it will invest USD $50 billion into the United States in…
WHO announces new weapon in the global fight against malaria
On Apr. 22, 2025, Syngenta announced that its next-generation insecticide Sovrenta® has received pre-qualification by World Health Organization…
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Annual Report to the Nation Shows Cancer Deaths Continue to Decline
On Apr. 21, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that overall death rates from cancer declined steadily among…
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Cartoon Illustrating “The NIH and U.S. Healthcare in Crisis” Published
On Apr. 21, 2025, LifeScienceHistory.com published the cartoon: “The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and U.S. Healthcare in…
Virginia Health Officials Confirm First 2025 Measles Case
On Apr. 19, 2025, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) reported the state’s first measles case of the…
Texas Reports Fifty-Six New measles Cases in Continued outbreak
On Apr. 18, 2025, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported that 597 cases of measles…
End of U.S. Global Health Funding Could Result in 25 Million Deaths
On Apr. 17, 2025, a study was published that shows the United States spent roughly US$12 billion on…
Invasion of the ‘journal snatchers’: the firms that buy science publications and turn them rogue
On Apr. 17, 2025, research-integrity analysts are warning that ‘journal snatchers’ — companies that acquire scholarly journals from…
University of Pittsburgh researchers Reveal most detailed images ever of bacteria-killing viruses
On Apr. 17, 2025, researchers from the University of of Pittsburgh announced they have produced the most detailed…
Measles Cases Confirmed in Montana
On Apr. 17, 2025, the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and the Gallatin City-County Health…
Tennessee Department of Health Confirms Two Additional Measles Cases
On Apr. 17, 2025, The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed two additional confirmed cases of measles in middle…
Experts recommendations on RSV and meningitis vaccines go to ex-prosecutor now at CDC
On Apr. 16, 2025, A federal panel of medical experts has recommended an expansion of RSV vaccinations for…
Sabin Begins Marburg Vaccine Trial in U.S.
On Apr. 16, 2025, The Sabin Vaccine Institute announces the launch of a multi-site Phase 2 clinical trial…
New Mexico reports a total of 63 measles Cases in current outbreak
On Apr. 15, 2025, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reports an unvaccinated child in Doña Ana…
Two Deaths of rare brain disorder reported in Oregon
On Apr. 14, 2025, the Hood River County Health Department reported three cases of the rare brain disorder…
Scientists find a gut-brain link that may affect behavior in children with autism
On Apr. 14, 2025, a new University of Southern California (USC) study suggests that gut imbalances in children…
Scientists Identify Key Enzyme in Alzheimer’s Disease That Links Brain Inflammation to Memory Loss
On Apr. 14, 2025, a research team at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in Korea announced they…