Abbott received FDA clearance for first commercially available lab-based blood test to help evaluate concussion
On Mar. 7, 2023, Abbott announced that it had received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for what…
Blood test identified acute myeloid leukemia patients at greater risk for relapse after bone marrow transplant
On Mar. 7, 2023, researchers at the National Institutes of Health reported the benefits of screening adult patients…
In a first for imaging, new microscope captured details, 3D motion of molecules in liquid
On Mar. 7, 2023, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs…
FDA grants Lenireﾮ Tinnitus treatment device de novo approval
On Mar. 6, 2023, Neuromod Devices announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted De…
Malawi Ministry of Health declared a cholera outbreak
On Mar. 3, 2023, the Malawi Ministry of Health declared a cholera outbreak, following laboratory confirmation of a…
Pfizer and BioNTech submitted for U.S. EUA of Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 booster in children under 5 years
On Mar. 1, 2023, BioNTech and Pfizer announced that they had submitted an application to the U.S. Food…
United Nations reported a woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth
On Feb. 23, 2023, the United Nations reported that every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or…
Vekluryﾮ (Remdesivir) reduced risk of mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients across all variants in real world study
On Feb. 21, 2023, Gilead Sciences announced positive data from three retrospective real-world studies which demonstrated that initiation…
NIH software assembled complete genome sequences on-demand
On Feb. 16, 2023, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists announced they had developed and released an innovative…
Molecular atlas of spider silk published
On Feb. 15, 2023, Researchers from Southwest University in China have constructed the entire chromosomal-scale genome assembly and…
Equatorial Guinea confirmed first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak
On Feb. 13, 2023, Equatorial Guinea today confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease. Preliminary tests carried…
FDA authorized first Mpox test
On Feb. 10, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the first…
Bivalent boosters provided better protection against severe COVID-19
On Feb. 7, 2023, an NIH funded study by University of North Carolina reported that Bivalent booster vaccines…
USDA-ARS scientists announded developing new tests, new ways to track COVID In wild and domestic animals
On Feb. 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agricultureﾒs Research Service announced that it was implementing a $300…
Study identified features that may make motor neurons vulnerable to ALS
On Feb. 2, 2023, a team of researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health found evidence linking…
New MRI method provided detailed view of the placenta during pregnancy
On Feb. 1, 2023, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health announded they had developed a new…
FDA announced Evusheld is not currently authorized for emergency use in the U.S.
On Jan. 26, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revised the Emergency Use Authorization for Evusheld (tixagevimab…
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Milestones in CRISPR
Our Milestones in CRISPR cartoon illustrates several significant achievements in the development of the technology with commentary by…
USDA researchers developed naturally fire-resistant cotton lines
On Jan. 18, 2023, researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service announced they had bred…
University of Wisconsin and TGen researchers used machine learning to make early detection of cancerm more accessible
On Jan. 13, 2023, a team of researchers including faculty at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part…
Single booster dose with updated bivalent COVID-19 vaccine provides broad protection against COVID-19 including Omicron variant
On Jan. 11, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported that a single booster dose with an…
United Nations reported that a child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021
On Jan. 10, 2023, the WHO announced that an estimated 5 million children died beforecoronavirus_omicron_illustrationeir fifth birthday and…
BD, CerTest Biotec announced Emergency Use Authorization for Mpox diagnostic test
On Jan. 9, 2023, BD (Becton, Dickinson) and CerTest Biotec have announced Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the…
FDA granted accelerated approval for Alzheimerﾒs disease treatment
On Jan. 6, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb) via the Accelerated Approval pathway…
BioNTech announced strategic partnership with UK Government to provide up to 10,000 patients with personalized mRNA cancer immunotherapies
On Jan. 5, 2023, BioNTech announced that the Company had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government…
NIH launched Home Test to Treat, a pilot COVID-19 telehealth program
On Jan. 5, 2023, the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and…
New approach successfully traced genomic variants back to genetic disorders
On Jan. 5, 2023, National Institutes of Health researchers announded they had published an assessment of 13 studies…
NIH study linked specific outdoor air pollutants to asthma attacks in urban children
On Jan. 4, 2023, a National Institutes of Health funded study reported that moderate levels of two outdoor…
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Milestones in Polio
Milestones in Polio illustrates the slow but steady advancements from its clinical description and discovery to widespread infection…
BioNTech and Fosun Pharma announced regulatory approval of mono- and bivalent COVID-19 vaccine COMIRNATYﾮ in individuals 12 years and older in Hong Kong
On Dec. 23, 2022, BioNTech and Fosun Pharmaceutical announced that they had received the certificates of registration as…