After two years of meeting virtually due to the pandemic, Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) will go back to holding their BIO International Convention in-person, …
BIO International Convention: Biotech’s biggest event is in-person for 2022 Read More »
U.S. COVID-19 vaccination efforts prevented an additional 2.05 million deaths and 17 million hospitalizations through March 2022, according to research published by the Commonwealth …
The proposal by some countries to waive World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines as a way of speeding vaccine …
Other Voices: WTO TRIPS waiver could have negative impact on bioscience Read More »
While the world was commemorating World Health Day on Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced “a grim milestone in the war in Ukraine—more …
WHO decries more than 100 attacks on health care in Ukraine Read More »
The FDA last week extended the storage time of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and gave emergency use approval to two home tests for …
FDA extends J&J Covid vaccine shelf life to 11 months, grants EUA to two OTC tests Read More »
The Food and Drug Administration earlier this month approved Kite Pharma, Inc’s Yescarta for the treatment of “adult patients with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) …
FDA approves Yescarta for second-line treatment of large B-cell lymphoma Read More »
Lockdowns, remote schooling, isolation, and other challenges caused by COVID-19 had a negative effect on the mental well-being of the adolescent population, data released …
CDC survey: 37% of US teenagers report poor mental health during pandemic Read More »
Medicare will cover breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm only for participants in clinical trials, says the final national coverage determination—an “enormous setback for Alzheimer’s patients …
CMS restricts coverage of Alzheimer’s drug to patients in clinical trials Read More »
The AMR Action Fund, the world’s largest public-private partnership to invest in antibiotic development, on April 4 announced its first investments: funding Adaptive Phage …
AMR Action Fund’s first investments support innovation to fight superbugs Read More »
The prognosis for the world on World Health Day is concerning: We are still battling a pandemic, and rising numbers in diseases like cancer, …
World Health Day focuses on how the planet’s health impacts ours Read More »
