Defense Public Health celebrated opening of new $248 million public health laboratory
On Apr. 5, 2023, Aberdeen Proving Ground South, formerly known as Edgewood, celebrated the opening of the Department…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Frequent testing reduced COVID-19 deaths in nursing facilities
On Apr. 4, 2023, National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded research was announced from the University of Rochester…
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NanoViricides announced licensing agreement with Karveer Meditech to commercialize COVID drugs
On Apr. 4, 2023, NanoViricides announced that it had executed a license agreement with Karveer Meditech, Kolhapur, India,…
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Extremely rare gene variants point to a potential cause of age-related macular degeneration
On Apr. 3, 2023, a study from the National Eye Institute (NEI) identified rare genetic variants that could…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Medicine | NIH | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released National Cancer Plan
On Apr. 3, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a National Cancer Plan,…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
Covid-19 pandemic and the expansion of the mortality gap between the U.S. and its European peers
On Mar. 29, 2023, the mortality gap between the United States and other high-income nations substantially expanded during…
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U.S. FDA approved first Over-the-Counter Naloxone nasal spray
On Mar. 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced approval of Narcan, 4 milligram naloxone…
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CIRM invested $26 million in research
On Mar. 27, 2023, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Board approved investing nearly $26 million in 17…
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Hutchinson Cancer Center announced new “patient-centric” building in South Lake Union
On Mar. 23, 2023, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (FHCRC) announced a new building in South Lake Union…
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Biology | CDC | Disease | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
CDC reported increasing threat of spread of antimicrobial-resistant fungus in healthcare facilities
On Mar. 20, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that Candida auris (C. auris),…
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Federal investment to increase Canada’s capacity to develop and manufacture critical medicines
On Mar. 17, 2023, PrairiesCan announced $80,514,000 over five years to support the Canadian Critical Drug Initiative and…
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FDA Advisory Committee voted in support of favorable benefit-risk profile for Pfizer’s PAXLOVID
On Mar. 16, 2023, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee (AMDAC)…
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Texas A&M scientists disable protective gene In mosquitoes
On Mar. 15, 2023, scientists at Texas A&M announced that a research study: ‘RNA interference is essential to…
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FDA authorized bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as booster dose for certain children 6 months through 4 years of age
On Mar. 14, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) of…
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‘Deaths of Despair’ contributed to 17% rise in Minnesota’s death rate during COVID-19 pandemic
On Mar. 13, 2023, Mayo Clinic published a study that showed the COVID-19 pandemic was linked to a…
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Pfizer announced acquisition of Seattle-based Seagen for $43 billion
On Mar. 13, 2023, Pfizer announced an agreement to acquire Seagen, a global biotechnology company that discovers, develops…
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FDA approved first treatment for Rett syndrome
On Mar. 13, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had approved Acadia Pharmaceuticals’…
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Pfizer’s ZAVZPRET (zavegepant) Migraine Nasal Spray received FDA approval
On Mar. 10, 2023, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved ZAVZPRET (zavegepant),…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
FDA updated mammography regulations to require reporting of breast density information and facility oversight
On Mar. 9, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had published updates to…
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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals received FDA approval for Naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray
On Mar. 8, 2023, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted approval…
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Outbreak of Blastomycosis reported in Michigan Mill workers
On Feb. 28, 2023, Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM) was alerted to three cases of atypical…
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Higher-Dose and longer duration of Ivermectin not effective with COVID-19
On Feb. 20, 2023, results from a randomized clinical trial of Ivermectin in a higher-hose and longer duration…
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CPRIT approved $12 million to bring top-flight cancer researchers to Lone Star State
On Feb. 15, 2023, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced a major step forward…
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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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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Medical Device | Nanotechnology | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
British Columbia Institute of Technology received $14.5 million to support aerospace and life sciences training
On Feb. 14, 2023, the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan), announced $14.5 million in funding for…
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Large-scale genetic analysis showed microRNAs in human pancreas associated with diabetes
On Feb. 9, 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that a new large-scale genetic analysis found…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | WHO | Women's Health
WHO launched new roadmap on breast cancer
On Feb. 3, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) released an updated Global Breast Cancer Initiative (GBCI) Framework…
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Biotechnology | Disease | NIH | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Experimental NIH Sudan virus vaccine protected Macaques
On Feb. 2, 2023, a National Institutes of Health research group with extensive experience studying ebolavirus countermeasures successfully…
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A 19-Year-Old Adolescent with Probable Alzheimer’s Disease
On Jan. 31, 2023, a team of researchers led by the Innovation Center for Neurological Disorders and Department…
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Twist Bioscience began shipping commercial product from synthetic DNA manufacturing factory of the future
On Jan. 26, 2023, Twist Bioscience announced that it had begun offering high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon…
