843 million people projected to have low back pain by 2050
On May 22, 2023, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHMI) reported low back pain remains the…
US FDA Says Yes to First University-made Sausage from Gene-edited Pigs
On May 3, 2023, Washington State University (WSU) made history in the United States (US) by becoming the…
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Daily statin reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV, large NIH study found
On Apr. 11, 2023, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial was stopped early because a daily…
Gene therapy allowed teen to see snowflakes for the first time
On Apr. 5, 2023, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s OHSU Casey Eye Institute announced that gene…
Paxlovid reduced risk of long-term health problems, death from COVID-19
On Mar. 23. 2023, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs…
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…
CDC acquired 465-acre site in Mace, West Virginia for research facility
On Mar. 21, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the acquisition of a site in…
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…
Risk of developing heart failure much higher in rural areas vs. urban
On Jan. 25, 2023, it was reported that adults living in rural areas of the United States have…
Scientists revealed encouraging findings in first-in-human clinical trial evaluating HIV vaccine approach
On Dec. 2, 2022, in a multi-center collaboration led by Scripps Research, scientists announced they have achieved promising…
CPRIT approved $12 million to bring top-flight cancer researchers to Lone Star State
On Nov. 16, 2022, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) approved $12 million in recruitment…
First ever clinical trial of laboratory grown red blood cells being transfused into another person
On Nov. 7, 2022, the NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) reported that red blood cells grown in a…
Honeycrisp apple genome was completed
On Oct. 13, 2022, a team of researchers led by Cornell University announced they had sequenced the Honeycrisp…
Mayo Clinic received $100 million gift from Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation to expand proton beam therapy services
On Oct. 10, 2022, the Mayo Clinic announced that The Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation of…
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…
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…
WHO recommended long-acting cabotegravir for HIV prevention
On Jul. 28, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines for the use of long-acting injectable…
Patient with HIV achieved remission following stem cell transplant
On Jul. 27, 2022, City of Hope announced that a 66-year-old man who was diagnosed with HIV in…
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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…
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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…
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…
IAVI and Moderna launched first-in-Africa clinical trial of mRNA HIV vaccine development program
On May 18, 2022, Moderna and the nonprofit scientific research organization IAVI announced that the first participant screenings…
KPWHRI report supported value of COVID-19 drugs
On May 11, 2022, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute reported that new treatments for people at high…
Stanford University launched $75 million brain disease initiative
On Apr. 22, 2022, Stanford University announced it was awarded a $75 million gift from Nike co-founder Phil…
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Fred Hutch and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance unite, reshaped relationship with UW Medicine
On Apr. 1, 2022, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) announced a…
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NIH launched clinical trial of three mRNA HIV vaccines
On Mar. 14, 2022, researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced they had…
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Cancer MoonShot program reignited
On Feb. 2, 2022, President Biden announced a reignition of the Cancer Moonshot, that highlighted new goals: to…
Pfizer and BioNTech published data from two studies on COVID-19 vaccine-induced antibodies ability to neutralize SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
On Jan. 24, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the publication of new results from two laboratory studies demonstrating…
Development of WRAI’s pan-coronavirus vaccine showed promise
On Dec. 28, 2021, researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, Maryland announced…
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COVID-19 heroes & Remembrance
Our Heroes and Remembrance illustration has Maurice Ralph Hilleman and John Enders, pioneering developers of common vaccines, and…