FDA Authorized PCR-Based Mpox Test
On Oct. 7, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in commercial chickens in Arkansas
On Oct. 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence…
USDA opened new poultry research facility in Georgia
On Oct. 4, 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Southeast Poultry Research…
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 Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health…
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NIH established initiative to systematically investigate and establish function of every human gene
On Sept. 27, 2022, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it had launched a program to better…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Tennessee
On Sept. 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center received $78 million gift to support precision oncology
On Sept. 8, 2022, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (FHCRC) announced that Stuart and Molly Sloan had pledged…
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University of Victoria BioInnovation Hub to enhance collaboration in BC’s life sciences sector
On Aug. 31, 2022, a new front-door to the University of Victoria opened to advance health and life…
$838 Million neurosciences center broke ground in Connecticut
On Aug. 31, 2022, the Yale New Haven Hospital broke ground on the $838 million, 505,000 square foot…
Roche announced U.S. FDA approval of Xofluza to treat influenza in children aged five years and older
On Aug. 11, 2022, Roche announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved a supplemental…
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CDC confirmed first human infection with flu virus from pigs during 2022
On Aug. 5, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first human infection with…
FDA approved first targeted therapy for HER2-low breast cancer
On Aug. 5, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab-deruxtecan-nxki), an IV…
Cell by cell, scientists building a high-resolution map of brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease
On Jul. 28, 2022, the Allen Institute announced a newly released dataset of 1.2M cells from brain donors…
BD, CerTest Biotec announced commercial launch of Monkeypox test
On Jul. 27, 2022, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced their newly developed molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for…
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COVID-19 Vacations Redux
COVID-19 Vacations Redux iIlustrates once again the pits and perils vacation travelers face as they begin their Summer…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Florida
On Jul. 22, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
A fourth case of HPAI confirmed in Deschutes County, Oregon expanding quarantine
On Jul. 21, 2022, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health…
New York State Department of Health and Rockland County Department of Health alerted public to case of polio
On Jul. 21, 2022, The New York State Department of Health confirmed that a case of paralytic poliomyelitis…
Fourth backyard flock tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Oregon
On Jul. 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the state’s…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Nevada
On Jul. 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the…
BD launched combination test for COVID-19, Influenza A/B and Respiratory Syncytial Virus
On Jun. 30, 2022, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced that the BD MAX Respiratory Viral Panel (RVP), a new…
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COVID-19 Wheel of Fortune
Play the COVID-19 Wheel of Fortune and see how lucky you are! You have two wheels to choose…
Innovation Pharmaceuticals reported Brilacidin inhibited Omicron, Delta, Gamma and Alpha SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Jun. 23, 2022, Innovation Pharmaceuticals reported that Brilacidin, the Company’s defensin-mimetic drug candidate exhibiting broad-spectrum antiviral activity,…
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Anixa Biosciences Announced Publication of Peer-Reviewed Journal Article Highlighting Ovarian Cancer Vaccine Technology
On Jun. 21, 2022, Anixa Biosciences announced the publication of a peer-reviewed journal article in Clinical and Experimental…
Benaroya Research Institute received $11.4 million to explore link between viruses and immune system diseases
On Jun. 17, 2022, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) announced a 5-year, $11.4 million grant from…
Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed in Oregon
On Jun. 10, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) confirmed the presence…
Zoetis Announces Agreement to Acquire Basepaws, an Innovative Leader in Petcare Genetics
On Jun. 7, 2022, Zoetis announced an agreement to acquire Basepaws, a privately held petcare genetics company, which…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Georgia
On Jun. 2, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence…
Hong Kong Center for Health Protection notified late of 2nd H3N8 case on the mainland
On May 30, 2022, The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health received notification from…
Wake Forest CCSG cut from 5 years to 3 as center changes leadership, administrative structure
May 27, 2022, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) truncated the just-renewed five-year Cancer Center Support Grant held by…