The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has joined the One Health partnership, which includes the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World …
The UN Environment Program has joined a group addressing One-Health challenges Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week gave emergency use authorization to a new rapid at-home antigen test. Individuals who show COVID-19 symptoms …
FDA gives rapid antigen test emergency use authorization Read More »
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America with about 659,000 people in the United States dying from heart disease each year, equivalent …
When it comes to heart health, March 24th could save your life Read More »
Black individuals in the United States had a disproportionately higher rate of hospitalization due COVID-19 in January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …
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While “37 million people in the United States are estimated to have chronic kidney disease (CKD),” most don’t know about it, according to the National …
National Kidney Month: Raising awareness of an often unnoticed disease Read More »
Legislation to modernize the clinical drug development paradigm should be patient-centric, effective and inclusive, BIO’s Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Cartier Esham told a House panel …
BIO’s CSO testifies at congressional hearing on PDUFA riders Read More »
The research spurred by the emergence of COVID-19 promises to offer breakthroughs for years to come, and not just regarding this pandemic, according to an …
COVID research seen to yield benefits for other infectious, chronic diseases Read More »
Rice University researchers have successfully eradicated advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in as little as six days by implementing a potentially breakthrough cancer …
Implantable ‘drug factories’ eliminate ovarian, colorectal cancer in mice Read More »
The EMPA-KIDNEY clinical trial of Jardiance (empagliflozin) for adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) was deemed successful enough to stop early by the trial’s Independent …
Report: Jardiance clinical trial deemed successful enough to stop early Read More »
Part of the collateral health damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was its interference with cancer screening around the world, including routine screening for colorectal …
Pandemic interferes with colorectal cancer screenings Read More »
The United States, European Union, India, and South Africa “reached a consensus on key elements of a long-sought intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines” Reuters …
Agreement reported on waiver of COVID vaccine IP protections; details forthcoming Read More »
