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…
Study of Penn patients with decade-long leukemia remissions after CAR T cell therapy revealed new details about persistence of personalized ‘Living Drug’ cells
On Feb. 2, 2022, a new analysis of the first two patients treated in a clinical trial with…
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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…
DNA from air could revolutionize the way we measure animal biodiversity
On Jan. 6, 2022, two new studies published in the journal Current Biology showed that environmental DNA (eDNA)…
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…
Democratic Republic of the Congo declared Ebola outbreak over
On Dec. 16, 2021, the Ebola outbreak that erupted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu…
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Diverse genome sequences provided a powerful tool for studying risk of heart disease
On Dec. 8, 2021, in a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number…
PNNL-led study delivered road map of lung development
On Nov. 17, 2021, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) announced researchers had compiled the most comprehensive road map…
Cocrystal Pharma’s SARS-CoV-2 protease inhibitors ddemonstrated pan-viral activity against human common Coronaviruses, Noroviruses, Rhinoviruses and Enteroviruses
On Nov. 8, 2021, Cocrystal Pharma announced that its SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors showed potent in vitro pan-viral…
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Oregon Health & Science University moved forward with hospital expansion
On Oct. 29, 2021, Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU) board of directors approved a project to expand…
Anixa Biosciences announced patient dosing of investigational vaccine candidate in first-of-its-kind preventative breast cancer vaccine study
On Oct. 26, 2021, Anixa Biosciences announced that, in conjunction with its partner, Cleveland Clinic, it had commenced…
NYU Langone Health’s Groundbreaking Transplant Offers Hope amid Organ Shortages
On Oct. 19, 2021, the first investigational transplant of a genetically engineered, nonhuman kidney to a human body…
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FDA approved Roche’s Tecentriq as adjuvant treatment for certain people with early non-small cell lung cancer
On Oct. 15, 2021, Roche announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Tecentriq (atezolizumab)…
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Resilience collaborated with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to develop next-gen biomanufacturing technologies
On Oct. 12, 2021, National Resilience announced a strategic collaboration with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to implement…
Ebola case reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
On Oct. 8, 2021, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced that a…
Earliest written records and illustrations of breast cancer
The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus, dated to 3,000-2,500 B.C., and possibly attributable to Imhotep, the Egyptian physician-architect, provided…
The Torah offered instructions for isolating lepers
The Torah offered instructions for isolating lepers, the first published guidance for health confinement occurred around 400-600 BCE.
The Council of Lyons in Lyon, France restricted lepers from pubic association
In 583 BCE, the Council of Lyons in Lyon, France restricted lepers from freely associating with healthy persons.
Atossa, daughter of Cyrius the Great, became the first women diagnosed with breast cancer
In 470, Atossa, daughter of Cyrius the Great and wife of Darius I, the King of the Achaemenid…
Hippocrates described mumps, diphtheria, epidemic jaundice, and other conditions
Around 500 BCE, Hippocrates, a pioneering physician in the history of Medicine, and considered as the principal author…
Veklury (Remdesivir) significantly reduced risk of hospitalization in high-risk patients with COVID-19
On Sept. 22, 2021, Gilead Sciences announced positive results from a Phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to…
Guinea declared end of Marburg virus disease outbreak
On Sept. 15, 2021, Guinea declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak having recorded no new…
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NIH study illuminated origins of lung cancer in never smokers
On Sept. 6, 2021, a genomic analysis of lung cancer in people with no history of smoking has…
The United Nations announced the end of leaded gasoline use in vehicles worldwide
On Aug. 30, 2021, the United Nations announced the global phase-out of leaded fuel, a milestone for multilateralism,…
Cote d’Ivoire declared first Ebola outbreak in more than 25 years
On Aug. 14, 2021, the Ministry of Health of Cote d’Ivoire confirmed the country’s first case of Ebola…
West Africa’s first-ever case of Marburg virus disease confirmed in Guinea
On Aug. 9, 2021, health authorities in Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in the southern…
Moderna received FDA Fast Track Designation for Respiratory Syncytial Virus vaccine
On Aug. 3, 2021, Moderna announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted Fast Track…
NIH unveiled new online tool to improve Alzheimer’s clinical trials recruitment
On Jul. 29, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced it had launched a new online research tool…
Rapid decrease in lung cancer and melanoma deaths lead overall continued decline in cancer death rate
On Jul. 8, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that the overall cancer death rates continue…