Texas announces end of West Texas measles outbreak
On Aug. 18, 2025, the Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting the end of this year’s…
Nepal Eliminates Rubella, Also Known as German Measles
On Aug. 18, 2025, the World Health Organization announced Nepal has eliminated rubella as a public health problem,…
USDA to build Texas facility to fight flesh-eating screwworms
On Aug. 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend up to $750 million to build a…
Precigen Announces FDA Approval of PAPZIMEOS, the First and Only Approved Therapy for the Treatment of Adults with Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
On Aug. 15, 2025, Precigen announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved PAPZIMEOS™ (zopapogene imadenovec-drba)…
Using generative AI, researchers design compounds that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
On Aug. 14, 2025, with help from artificial intelligence, researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced they…
Valley Fever Cases Continue to Rise in 2025 Following Record High in 2024
On Aug. 14, 2025, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is reminding California residents and visitors that…
4th person dies after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak sickens dozens in New York City
On Aug. 14, 2025, a fourth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New…
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China creates new visa for young STEM talent in national tech drive
On Aug. 14, 2025, China announced it had launched a new visa category for young science and technology…
Tick, Tick, Boom: Never-Before-Seen Images of Tick-Borne POWV Virus Could Light Fuse for New Treatments
On Aug. 12, 2025, Powassan virus (POWV), a type of flavivirus closely related to the Zika and Dengue…
Researchers identify a potential biomarker for long COVID
On Aug. 11, 2025, Researchers from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, and…
Researchers test common Household disinfectants’ abilities to fight antibiotic resistance at the genetic level
On Aug. 11, 2025, University of Washington (UW) researchers announced the results of testing the efficacy of several…
Kenya achieves elimination of human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness as a public health problem
On Aug. 8, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis…
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U.S. abandons mRNA vaccine development despite triumphs
On Aug. 8, 2025, the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it was winding down…
Eliminating mosquitoes not enough to fight China’s chikungunya fever outbreak, experts say
On Aug. 8, 2025, experts in mosquito-borne infectious diseases are warning against excessive insect eradication campaigns as cities…
Novel immunologic surveillance study provides new insights into post-pandemic return of respiratory viruses
On Aug. 7, 2025, The first paper from a multi-year clinical research study has been published in The…
Washington Health Officials investigating possible locally acquired case of malaria
On Aug. 6, 2025, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department (TPCHD) reported an East Pierce County, Washington woman who…
CDC issues warning as China fights chikungunya virus in Guangdong
On Aug. 5, 2025, U.S. health officials are warning travelers headed to southern China of an outbreak of…
Florida reports 21 cases of E.coli infections linked to raw milk
On Aug. 4, 2025, The Florida Department of Health said on Monday that there have been 21 cases…
Data show good flu vaccine efficacy in pregnant, nonpregnant women and older adults
On Jul. 29, 2025, two studies showed that influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) in the United States was similar…
WHO urges action on hepatitis, announcing hepatitis D as carcinogenic
On Jul. 28, 2025, as we mark World Hepatitis Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on governments…
Pfizer and BioNTech Receive Positive CHMP Opinion for LP.8.1-adapted COVID-19 Vaccine in the European Union
On Jul. 25, 2025, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products…
Wastewater Measures of SARS-CoV-2 Accurately Predict Frequency of Symptomatic Infections in the Community
On Jul. 24, 2025, a University of Minnesota study shows that widespread immunity through vaccination or natural infection…
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China approving innovative drugs at record pace as discovery momentum shifts from the West
On Jul. 24, 2025, The China Times reported that China is making inroads in the race for innovative…
Scientists apply optical pooled CRISPR screening to identify potential new Ebola drug targets
On Jul. 24, 2025, researchers at the Broad Institute and the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) at…
Researchers design cancer vaccine blueprint for melanoma
On Jul. 24, 2025, University of Alberta (UA) researchers announced they have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence…
Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Commercially Distributed Raw Milk — California and Four Other States
On Jul. 24, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that during October 2023–March…
New Study Reveals Widespread Drug Resistance Across 14 African Countries
On Jul. 23, 2025, results from a newly published study highlight the growing spread of drug resistance across…
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AstraZeneca plans to invest $50 billion in America for medicines manufacturing and R&D
On Jul. 22, 2025, AstraZeneca announces $50 billion of investment in the United States by 2030, building on…
World Health Organization raises concern about spread of mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus
On Jul. 22, 2025, The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an urgent call for action on Tuesday to…
Health officials confirm fatal case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina
On Jul. 22, 2025, Health officials have confirmed a case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina. The state’s…