Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed as cause of three California condor mortalities in Arizona
On Apr. 7, 2023, the U.S. National Park Service reported Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) had been confirmed…
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Experimental NIH Sudan virus vaccine protected Macaques
On Feb. 2, 2023, a National Institutes of Health research group with extensive experience studying ebolavirus countermeasures successfully…
A 19-Year-Old Adolescent with Probable Alzheimer’s Disease
On Jan. 31, 2023, a team of researchers led by the Innovation Center for Neurological Disorders and Department…
Risk of developing heart failure much higher in rural areas vs. urban
On Jan. 25, 2023, it was reported that adults living in rural areas of the United States have…
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Milestones in CRISPR
Our Milestones in CRISPR cartoon illustrates several significant achievements in the development of the technology with commentary by…
Uganda declared end of Ebola disease outbreak
On Jan. 11, 2023, Uganda declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less…
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Milestones in Polio
Milestones in Polio illustrates the slow but steady advancements from its clinical description and discovery to widespread infection…
FDA approved first gene therapy to treat adults with Hemophilia B
On Nov. 22, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the investigational gene therapy etranacogene dezaparvovec or…
FDA approved first drug that can delay onset of Type 1 Diabetes
On Nov. 17, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tzield (teplizumab-mzwv) injection to delay the…
DNA evidence of plague found in Central Asia
On Oct. 15, 2022, scientists reported that DNA evidence showed that the plague infection was endemic in the…
Chinese medical writings recorded decreases in goiter size upon ingestion of seaweed (iodine)
Early Chinese medical writings in approximately 3600 B.C. were the first to record the decreases in goiter size…
WHO launched new initiative to stop the spread of invasive malaria vector in Africa
On Sept. 29, 2022, the World Health Organization announced that it had identified the spread of Anopheles stephensi…
Uganda declared Ebola virus disease outbreak
On Sept. 20, 2022, The health authorities in Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of…
Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak declared over, Uganda boosted response
On Sept. 17, 2022, the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that…
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U.S. Biotechnology & Biomanufacturing Initiative
On Sept. 14, 2022, The U.S. Biotech Initiative was announced detailing new investments and resources to advance the…
Clinical trial evaluating Mpox vaccine began
On Sept. 8, 2022, a clinical trial evaluating alternative strategies for administering the JYNNEOS mpox vaccine to increase…
Bacteria that causes rare disease Melioidosis discovered in U.S. environmental samples
On Jul. 27, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it had identified for…
Ghana reported first-ever suspected cases of Marburg virus disease
On Jul. 7, 2022, Ghana announced the preliminary finding of two cases of Marburg virus disease and if…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo declareed 14th Ebola outbreak over
On Jul. 4, 2022, the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared the end of the Ebola outbreak that…
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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…
Origins of the Black Death identified
On Jun, 15, 2022, a multidisciplinary team of scientists, announced they had obtained and studied ancient Y. pestis…
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NIH study confirmed benefit of supplements for slowing age-related macular degeneration
On Jun. 2, 2022, the National Institutes of Health reported that the Age-Related Eye Disease Studies (AREDS and…
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…
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…
WHO reported Ebola virus disease in Democratic Republic of the Congo
On Apr. 28, 2022, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared an outbreak…
Cocrystal Pharma initiated enrollment in phase 1 influenza a study with novel, broad-spectrum, orally administrated antiviral CC-42344
On Mar. 10, 2022, Cocrystal Pharma announced dosing of the first subjects in a Phase 1 clinical trial…
The University of Virginia Cancer Center Received NCI Comprehensive Designation
On Feb. 1, 2022, University of Virginia Cancer Center announced it had been awarded a Comprehensive Cancer Center…
COVID-19 infections increased risk of heart conditions
On Feb. 7, 2022, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced an analysis of…
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Evolution of CRISPR
The Evolution of CRISPR illustrates its climb out of the primordial ocean on the backs of eukaryotic cells…
PacBio’s HiFiViral Surveillance Kit Performance not impacted by Omicron mutations
On Dec. 28, 2021, Pacific Biosciences announced that its new HiFiViral SARS-CoV-2 solution had successfully sequenced and captured…