USDA introduced multi-year plan to strengthen U.S. Genebank management of plant germplasm
On Nov. 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agricultureï¾’s (USDA) announced the National Strategic Germplasm and Cultivar Collection…
CDC and FDA expedited availability of additional doses of new RSV immunization for infants
On Nov. 16, 2023, the CDC announced the release of more than 77,000 additional doses of Beyfortusï¾™ (nirsevimab-alip…
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Global measles threat continued to grow as another year passed with millions of children unvaccinated
On Nov. 16. 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Following years of…
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…
CPRIT invested $63 million to bring innovative researchers and companies to Texas
On Nov. 15, 2023, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced that it had approved…
Mule deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Yellowstone National Park
On Nov. 14, 2023, Yellowstone National Park and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) confirmed the presence…
JAMA reported widening gender gap in life expectancy in the U.S. due to COVID-19
On Nov. 13, 2023, the Journal JAMA reported evidence that showed COVID-19 had widened the gendered life expectancy…
USDA researchers confirmed six unique strains of African Swine fever virus
On Nov. 13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that researchers have reclassified the…
CDC published first preliminary in-season flu burden estimates
On Nov. 10, 2023, the CDC estimated that from Oct. 1, 2023, through Nov. 11, 2023, there were…
FDA approved first vaccine to prevent disease caused by chikungunya virus
On Nov. 9, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Valneva’s Ixchiq, the first chikungunya vaccine. Ixchiq…
FDA approved first treatment for patients with rare inherited blood clotting disorder
On Nov. 9, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ‘ Takeda PharmaceuticalsVAdzynma, the first recombinant (genetically…
FDA cleared first COVID-19 home antigen test
On Nov. 9, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared for marketing the first over-the-counter (OTC) antigen…
Monica Bertagnolli, M.D. took the helm at National Institutes of Health
On Nov. 9, 2023, the National Institute of health (NIH) announced that Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., had begun…
FDA approved new medication for chronic weight management
On Nov. 8, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly’s Zepbound (tirzepatide) injection for chronic…
WHO launched guide on whole genome sequencing use as a tool for foodborne disease surveillance and response
On Nov. 7, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it had released a new guidance: ﾓWhole…
CDC expanded testing of international air traveler samples to include flu RSV, and other respiratory viruses
On Nov. 6, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it was conducting…
Nearly 1 million chickens killed on a Minnesota farm because of bird flu
On Nov. 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agricultureï¾’s (USDA) announced that nearly 1 million chickens on a…
Abbott received FDA approval for HPV test to run on Alinity m family of diagnostic assays
On Nov. 2, 2023, Abbott announced that it had received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for…
International Health Regulations National Focal Point of Zambia notified WHO of an anthrax outbreak in humans
On Nov. 1, 2023, the International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point of Zambia notified WHO of an…
FDA approved Novartis Cosentyx as the first new biologic treatment for hidradenitis suppurativa patients in a decade
On Oct. 31, 2023, Novartis announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Cosentyxï¾® (secukinumab)…
Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine approved in the EU
On Oct. 31, 2023, Novavax announced that the European Commission had granted approval for Nuvaxovidï¾™ XBB.1.5 dispersion for…
FDA approved interchangeable biosimilar for multiple inflammatory diseases
On Oct. 31, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it had approved Amgen’s Wezlana (ustekinumab-auub) as…
Bavarian Nordicï¾’s Mpox vaccine received recommendation from U.S. CDC Advisory Committee for routine use in adults at risk
On Oct. 25, 2023, Bavarian Nordic announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventionï¾’s (CDC) Advisory…
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…
U.S. CDC reported high rates of child flu hospitalizations recorded in 2022-2023 season
On Oct. 20, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that among children and…
Novavax received full Marketing Authorization for potype COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid in UK
On Oct. 18, 2023, Novavax announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United…
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…