Melinda French Gates launches $100 million push for women’s health research
On Sept. 10, 2025, philanthropist Melinda French Gates announces she will invest $50 million in a women’s health…
Femasys Secures Regulatory Approval for FemBloc® Permanent Birth Control in New Zealand
On Sept. 8, 2025, Femasys announced it has received approval from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices…
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Washington State Department of Health confirms COVID-19 vaccine position with Standing Order
On Sept. 5, 2025, The Washington State of Health (DOH) issued a Standing Order for the COVID-19 vaccine,…
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Hawaii to join West Coast Health Alliance with California, Oregon, and Washington
On Sept. 4, 2025, roughly 24 hours after the launch of the West Coast Health Alliance, Hawaii is…
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California, Oregon, and Washington to launch new West Coast Health Alliance to uphold scientific integrity in public health as Trump destroys CDC’s credibility
On Sept. 3, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, and Washington Governor Bob Ferguson announced…
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U.S. CDC chief exits after weeks in role, three top officials resign
On Aug. 27, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez has left…
MSDH Declares Public Health Emergency on Infant Mortality
On Aug. 21, 2025, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) declared a public health emergency in response…
Human embryo implantation recorded in real time for the first time
On Aug. 15, 2025, researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) in collaboration with the Dexeus…
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Gates Foundation Announces Catalytic Funding to Spark New Era of Women-Centered Research and Innovation
On Aug. 4, 2025, The Gates Foundation announced a $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to accelerate research and…
Mayo Clinic treats first person in the US with a novel radiopharmaceutical therapy for breast cancer
On Aug. 1, 2025, the Mayo Clinic announced it had treated the first person in the U.S. using…
Data show good flu vaccine efficacy in pregnant, nonpregnant women and older adults
On Jul. 29, 2025, two studies showed that influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) in the United States was similar…
Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease
On Jul. 16, 2025, eight healthy babies were born in Britain with the help of an experimental technique…
Femasys Announces Historic Milestone with European Approval of FemBloc®, the First Non-Surgical Permanent Birth Control
On Jun. 25, 2025, Femasys announces Conformité Européene (CE) mark certification under European Union Medical Device Regulation of…
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NIH will reinstate 900 grants in response to court order
On Jun. 25, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) moved to reinstate about 900 grants that a…
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U.S. to stop financial support of global vaccine alliance Gavi
On Jun. 25, 2025, the U.S. will announced it will no longer contribute funding to Gavi, a global…
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US Health Secretary Kennedy guts vaccine advisory committee
On Jun. 9, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired all 17 members…
Kentucky Health Officials Confirm 2 Whooping Cough Deaths in Young Infants
On Jun. 6, 2025, officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) announced that two infants have…
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Science-integrity project will root out bad medical papers ‘and tell everyone’
On Jun. 4, 2025, the Center for Scientific Integrity — the non-profit organization that runs Retraction Watch —…
Emory study finds molecular link between air pollution and pregnancy risks
On Jun. 3, 2025, a study by Emory University researchers, published in Environmental Science & Technology, found that…
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FDA Launches Agency-Wide AI Tool to Optimize Performance
On Jun. 2, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces it has launched Elsa, a generative…
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Zika virus uses cells self-care system to turn against host
On May, 27, 2025, an Ohio State University (OSU) study has revealed the biological secret to the Zika…
WHO Report warns of slowing global health gains
On May 15, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it has published its World health statistics report…
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FDA Approves Teal Health’s Teal Wand™—The First and Only At-Home Self-Collection Device for Cervical Cancer Screening
On May 9, 2025, Teal Health® announced the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the Teal Wand™,…
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Medical AI trained on whopping 57 million health records
On May 7, 2025, researchers at the University College London (UCL) and King’s College London announced that an…
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Europe pledges half a billion euros to lure scientists as Trump battles universities
On May 5, 2025, The European Union (EU) and France announced half a billion euros worth of incentives…
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NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
On May 1, 2025, the staff members at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) were told to “stop…
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Annual Report to the Nation Shows Cancer Deaths Continue to Decline
On Apr. 21, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that overall death rates from cancer declined steadily among…
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Cartoon Illustrating “The NIH and U.S. Healthcare in Crisis” Published
On Apr. 21, 2025, LifeScienceHistory.com published the cartoon: “The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and U.S. Healthcare in…
End of U.S. Global Health Funding Could Result in 25 Million Deaths
On Apr. 17, 2025, a study was published that shows the United States spent roughly US$12 billion on…
Thousands of people could benefit from new twice-a-day tablet for advanced breast cancer
On Apr. 11, 2025, the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended capivasertib (also called…