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U.S. FDA drops web Support improving clinical trial diversity

Jan. 24, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA pulled draft guidance from its website requiring companies to test medicines and devices in diverse populations as part of a purge of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at U.S. health…

WHO reported Spike in cholera outbreak Deaths

On Jan. 24, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that from January 1 to December, 29, 2024, a cumulative total of 804,721 cholera cases and 5,805 deaths were reported from 33 countries across five WHO regions. The number of…

Georgia certified malaria-free by WHO

On Jan. 23, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that following a nearly century-long effort, Georgia has been certified malaria-free. With this announcement, Georgia joins the ranks of 45 countries and 1 territory that have achieved this milestone. The U.S. was…

SIDS Discovery Could ID Babies at Risk

On Jan. 22, 2025, researchers from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reported revealing the fingerprints of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) within blood samples that could open the door to simple tests to identify babies at risk. The…

PET probe images inflammation with high sensitivity and selectivity

On Jan. 22, 2025, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute announced they have developed a breakthrough method to detect inflammation in the body using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. This innovative probe targets CD45, a marker abundantly expressed on all immune…

H5N1 strikes more U.S. poultry flocks, pet cats

On Jan. 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed more H5N1 detections in five states, including a second commercial chicken farm in Georgia, the nation’s top broiler-producing state. Georgia’s outbreak…

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