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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…

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…

Africa’s Plan to Fill Health Funding Gaps Amidst Declining Coffers

On Apr. 11, 2025, Africa’s top public health institution announced it is planning to tap more funds from…

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Novel point-of-care technology delivers accurate HIV results in minutes

On Apr. 2, 2025, A team of Northwestern University scientists spanning disciplines announced they have developed new technology…

75% of U.S. scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving

On Mar. 27, 2025, a Nature survey of more than 1,200 scientists, three-quarters of the total respondents are…

UK Report highlights Two Dozen pathogens of greatest risk to public health

On Mar. 25. 2025, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published its view on the pathogen families that…

U.S. foreign aid freeze deals ‘tectonic’ blow to research around the globe

On Feb. 5, 2025, the proposed dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) could disrupt clinical…

HIV vaccines can lead to Chain Reaction of antibodies against antibodies

On Jan. 17, 2025, scientists from Scripps Research Institute reported finding that some HIV vaccination can lead to…

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mpox confirmed in two more nations

On Dec. 5, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that as of December 1, 20 countries have…

UNAIDS reported Fewest new HIV cases since late 1980s

On Nov. 26, 2024, the the United Nations reported that fewer people contracted HIV last year than at…

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WHO added LC16m8 mpox vaccine to Emergency Use Listing

On Nov. 19, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it had granted Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to Japan-based…

WHO study lists top endemic pathogens for which new vaccines are urgently needed

On Nov. 5, 2024, a World Health Organization (WHO) study published in eBioMedicine named 17 pathogens that regularly…

asian history month

Asian American and Pacific Islander History Month celebrates the scientific accomplishments of several firsts, from the first chemo…

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FDA granted Marketing Authorization of first test for chlamydia and gonorrhea with at-home sample collection

On Nov. 15, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization to LetsGetChecked for the Simple…

Clinical trial of HIV vaccine began in United States and South Africa

On Sept. 20, 2023, the National Institutes of Health announced that a trial of a preventive HIV vaccine…

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City of Hope received $32 million grant to advance novel therapies

On Aug. 24, 2023, researchers at City of Hope announced were awarded $32.3 million from the California Institute…

The United Kingdom announced the Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre

On Aug. 7, 2023, the United Kingdom Health and Security Agency announced the Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre…

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CIRM invested $50 million in clinical-stage research

On Jul. 27, 2023, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded $50.1 million to fund clinical-stage research…

Daily statin reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV, large NIH study found

On Apr. 11, 2023, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial was stopped early because a daily…

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Vekluryﾮ (Remdesivir) reduced risk of mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients across all variants in real world study

On Feb. 21, 2023, Gilead Sciences announced positive data from three retrospective real-world studies which demonstrated that initiation…

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Researchers document third known case of HIV remission involving stem cell transplant

On Feb. 15, 2023, it was reported that a 53-year-old man in Germany had become at least the…

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Experimental HIV vaccine regimen safe but ineffective, study found

On Jan. 18, 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that an investigational HIV vaccine regimen tested…

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Sunlenca (lenacapavir) received FDA approval as first-in-class, twice-yearly treatment option for people with multi-drug resistant HIV

On Dec. 22, 2022, Gilead Sciences announced that Sunlenca (lenacapavir), in combination with other antiretroviral(s) (ARV), had been…

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Scientists revealed encouraging findings in first-in-human clinical trial evaluating HIV vaccine approach

On Dec. 2, 2022, in a multi-center collaboration led by Scripps Research, scientists announced they have achieved promising…

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Zimbabwe became first in Africa to announce regulatory approval for long-acting injectable cabotegravir for HIV prevention

On Nov. 1, 2022, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe announced that it had approved the use of…

Tuberculosis deaths and disease increased during the COVID-19 pandemic

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