WHO warned of deadly cholera outbreak in Lebanon as cases increase
On Oct. 6, 2022, the World Health Organization announced the first cholera outbreak in nearly three decades in…
Drought exacerbated emerging infectious disease in California
On Oct. 5, 2022, researchers at UC Berkeley reported that coccidioidomycosisï¾—also known as Valley feverï¾—an infectious disease, was…
Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry”
On Oct. 5, 2022, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal…
Washington University in St. Louis COVID-19 nasal vaccine technology licensed to Ocugen
On Oct. 4, 2022, Washington University in St. Louis announced it had licensed the rights to develop, manufacture…
USDA opened new poultry research facility in Georgia
On Oct. 4, 2022, the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, opened its new research…
Monica Bertagnolli began work as 16th director of the National Cancer Institute
On Oct. 3, 2022, Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., started as the 16th director of the National Cancer Institute….
FDA Modernization Act reauthorized the Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 2017
On Sept. 30, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act reauthorized the Prescription Drug User Fee…
Pfizer and BioNTech completed submission to EMA for Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent vaccinebBooster in children 5 through 11 years of age
On Sept. 28, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced they had completed a submission to the European Medicines Agency…
EMA accepted Moderna’s conditional Marketing Authorization filing for omicron BA.4/BA.5 targeting bivalent COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 28, 2022, Moderna announced that the European Medicines Agency had accepted a variation for the evaluation…
USDA confirmed two cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in neighboring non-commercial flocks in Tillamook County
On Sept. 28, 2022, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agricultureï¾’s Animal Plant Health…
Study confirmed link between COVID-19 vaccination and temporary increase in menstrual cycle length
On Sept. 27, 2022, the National Institutes of Health announced that a large international study had confirmed the…
Scientists used modified silk proteins to create new nonstick surfaces
On Sept. 23, 2022, researchers at Tufts University announced they had developed a method to make silk-based materials…
Salk Institute to lead $126 million effort to map the aging human brain
On Supt. 22, 2022, with a five-year, $126 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a…
U.S. recorded steady decline in cancer death rates
On Sept. 21, 2022, the AACR released the 12th edition of its AACR Cancer Progress Report, an annual…
Malaria spike linked to amphibian die-off
On Sept. 20, 2022, the University of California, Davis announced that the amphibian decline in Latin America in…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Tennessee
On Sept. 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureï¾’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence…
WHO expanded recommendation for Vekluryï¾® (Remdesivir) to patients with severe disease in update to COVID-19 guideline
On Sept. 15, 2022, Gilead Sciences announced updates to the World Health Organizationï¾’s Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline,…
NIH-funded team developed method to identify future SARS-CoV-2 mutations that could affect rapid antigen test performance
On Sept. 15, 2022, the National Institutes of Health announced that a research team funded by the NIH…
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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…
NIH launched Bridge2AI program to expand the use of artificial intelligence in biomedical and behavioral research
On Sept. 13, 2022, the National Institutes of Health announced it will invest $130 million over four years,…
Novavax and Serum Institute of India announced full product registration in South Africa of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 13, 2022, Novavax and Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer…
White House Executive Order advanced National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative
On Sept. 12, 2022, the White House announced an executive order to advance biotechnology and biomanufacturing towards innovative…
USDA launched updated web-based dashboard containing information on SARS-CoV-2 variants detected in animals
On Sept. 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureï¾’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service launched an updated…
Malaria booster vaccine showed durable high efficacy in African children, meeting WHO-specified 75% efficacy goal
On Sept. 8, 2022, researchers from the University of Oxford and their partners reported findings from their Phase…
FDA authorized Quest Diagnostics’ proprietary Monkeypox test for emergency use
On Sept. 7, 2022, Quest Diagnostics announced that it had received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S….
Researchers in China reported embryos with DNA from three people develop normally in first safety study
On Sept. 6, 2022, scientists in China announced that they had conducted the first comprehensive study of the…
U.S. Government exercised option to purchase additional RAPIVAB (peramivir injection) from BioCryst for pandemic influenza preparedness
On Sept. 3, 2022, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has…
Novavax Nuvaxovidï¾™ COVID-19 vaccine recommended by CHMP for expanded conditional Marketing Authorization in EU as booster for adults
On Sept. 1, 2022, Novavax announced that Nuvaxovidï¾™ (NVX-CoV2373) COVID-19 vaccine had been recommended for expanded conditional marketing…
Oldest clinical case of Klinefelter Syndrome was detected in a 1,000-year-old Portuguese skeleton
On Aug. 29, 2022, a group of international researchers, coordinated by Dr Jo�o Teixeira at The Australian National…
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funded U.S.-based production of Smallpox and Monkeypox vaccine
On Aug. 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it had provided approximately $11…