FDA approved new therapy for rare form of blood cancers called myelodysplastic syndromes
On Oct. 24, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Servier Pharmaceuticals’ Tibsovo (ivosidenib) for the treatment…
New initiative aimed to sequence half a million genomes of people with African ancestry for health studies
On Oct. 18, 2023, an industry-academic initiative was announced that aimed to create the largest ever database of…
The U.S. Strategic National Stockpile was not positioned to respond effectively to the COVID-19 Pandemic
On Oct. 16. 2023, the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services reported results of an audit that…
Dengue outbreak was declared in Chad
On Oct. 15, 2023, a dengue outbreak was declared by the Ministry of Public Health and Prevention in…
Investigational drug restoreed parathyroid function in rare disease
On Oct. 13, 2023, the National Institute of health (NIH) announced that an investigational drug, encaleret, restored calcium…
Scientists unveiled detailed cell maps of the human brain and the nonhuman primate brain
On Oct. 12, 2023, the National Institute of health (NIH) announced that a group of international scientists had…
FDA established new advisory committee on digital health technologies
On Oct. 11, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the creation of a new Digital Health…
University of Wisconsin-Madison discovery revealed fragile X syndrome begins developing even before birth
On Oct. 10, 2023, the University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers announced a new study published in the journal Neuron…
GSK and Zhifei announced exclusive strategic vaccine partnership in China with $3 billion
On Oct. 9, 2023, GlaxoSmithKline announced that it had reached an exclusive agreement with Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products…
Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Aleksey Yekimov “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots”
On Oct. 4, 2023, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus…
WHO recommended R21/Matrix-M vaccine for malaria prevention
On Oct. 2, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it had recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, developed…
ARPA-H launched program for real-time drug delivery and disease tracking to improve patient self-care
On Sep. 29, 2023, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) launched a program to develop new…
FDA launched pilot program to help further accelerate development of rare disease therapies
On Sept. 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it was taking steps to help further…
SARS-CoV-2 infects coronary arteries, increases plaque inflammation
On Sept. 28, 2023, the National Institute of health announced SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can directly…
Amicus Therapeutics announced FDA approval and launch of treatment for Pompe disease
On Sept. 28, 2023, Amicus Therapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Pombilitiï¾™…
New cancer diagnoses fell abruptly early in the COVID-19 pandemic according to Annual Report to the Nation
On Sept. 27, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that new diagnoses of…
U.S. National Science Foundation invested $26.7 million in building the first-ever prototype open knowledge network
On Sept. 26, 2023, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced it had invested $26.7 million in 18…
ARPA-H launched program for real-time drug delivery and disease tracking to improve patient self-care
On Sept. 26, 2023, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the U.S. Department…
USDA approved genetic engineered hemp plant to reduce THC and CBC levels
On Sep. 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced they had reviewed a hemp plant modified…
West Nile virus reported in humans and horses from four counties in Washington state
On Sept. 25, 2023, the Washington State Department of Health confirmed the presence of West Nile virus in…
Researchers demonstrated heat-induced pyroelectricity in viruses
On Sept. 25, 2023, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley reported that engineered viruses also can generate…
U.S. CDC announced $262 million funding to support National Network for outbreak response and disease modeling
On Sept. 22, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the recipients of 13…
Newly discovered trigger of Parkinsonï¾’s upends common beliefs
On Sept. 15, 2023, a Northwestern Medicine study challenges a common belief in what triggers Parkinsonï¾’s disease. Degeneration…
Pfizer and BioNTech received U.S. FDA approval for 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine
On Sept. 11, 2023, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the…
White House announced $240 million in additional investment to accelerate new ways to prevent, detect, treat cancer
On Sept. 10, 2023, the White House announced $240 million in additional investment through the Advanced Research Projects…
USDA broke ground on new Plant Research Facility on North Carolina State University campus
On Sept. 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and NC State University’s College of…
CDC awarded $279 million to 49 States, DC, and 40 local health departments to help prevent drug overdoses
On Sept. 1, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded $279 million to 49…
Results from single-dose psilocybin randomized clinical trial treatment for major depressive disorder published in JAMA
On Aug. 31, 2023, study results published in JAMA found that psilocybin treatment was associated with a clinically…
Emergentsï¾’ NARCANï¾® Nasal Spray launched OTC making it possible for everyone to help save a life from an opioid overdose Emergency
On Aug. 30, 2023, Emergent BioSolutions announced NARCANï¾® Naloxone HCl Nasal Spray 4 mg would be available on…
Pfizer and BioNTech Receive Positive CHMP Opinion for Omicron XBB.1.5-adapted COVID-19 Vaccine in the European Union
On Aug. 30, 2023, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)…