Tag: health care
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Trial Begins for Skin-Implanted Addiction Therapy
A clinical trial is underway testing a therapy for opioid use disorder that places a treatment drug pellet under the skin lasting for 12 weeks.
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Gates Funds Engineered Malaria Mosquito Pilot Test
A developer of genetically altered insects designed to destroy disease-spreading colonies is set to begin pilot tests of its anti-malarial mosquito line.
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Antimicrobial Resistance Fund Invests in Two Biotechs
A pharmaceutical industry venture fund is investing in two developers of new treatments for bacterial infections becoming resistant to antibiotics.
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NIH Program Releases 100K Whole Genomes Data
A precision medicine research program at National Institutes of Health is releasing to scientists data for nearly 100,000 whole genome sequences.
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Networked Defibrillator Gains $22M in Early Funds
A company creating a networked community defibrillator device for people suffering cardiac arrest is raising $22 million in its first venture round.
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Infographic – Covid-19 Deaths Shift to GOP Areas
Data show regions of the U.S. voting more strongly for Donald Trump in 2020 are now bearing the main brunt of Covid-19 deaths.
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FDA Issues Guidance for Non-Opioid Acute Pain Relief
The Food and Drug Administration released for comment review processes for new non-opioid drugs to relieve acute or temporary pain episodes.
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NIH Begins Large-Scale Precision Nutrition Study
National Institutes of Health awarded new funds for academic and industry labs to develop algorithms for predicting individual responses to food and nutrition.
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Biotech, AI Company Partner on Covid-19 Alert System
A developer of Covid-19 vaccines and an artificial intelligence company are building a system to quickly detect dangerous SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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FDA Clears Rapid At-Home Covid-19 Test
The Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency authorization to a quick diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2 viruses, conducted at home.