BioSpace News Archive

Bioasis Technologies Inc. announced today the appointment of Dr. May Orfali to the position of Consultant Chief Medical Officer, effective immediately.

EmblemHealth President and CEO Karen Ignagni issued the following statement regarding the coronavirus:

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in June Medical Services v. Russo--the first abortion rights case to be heard under the current makeup of the Supreme Court.

A “decoy” mechanism has been found in human and animal cells to protect them from potentially dangerous toxins released by foreign invaders, such as bacteria.

Vecna Technologies, a leading provider of healthcare information technologies focused on patient solutions and infection surveillance, announced today they will be launching the Vecna mobile app at the upcoming HIMSS20 conference, further enhancing their Patient Self Check-in product suite.

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) today announced a new collaboration that could speed up the development of targeted treatments for individuals with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a devastating and progressive lung disease.

PSAs Highlight COVID-19 Information and Provide Opportunity to Support Response

International NGOs Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health, building on their experience responding to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are assisting local health networks in Africa to prepare for and respond to transmission of COVID-19, the coronavirus that originated in China in late 2019.

“Thirty-seven years after the discovery of HIV, the mechanism of AIDS-related immunosuppression was still poorly understood. Our discovery shows how the virus cooperates with the patients’ enzymes to disable lymphocytes and neutralize the immune response,” explained Prof. Jacques Thèze, co-founder and CEO of Diaccurate.

Today, Kenneth E. Thorpe, chairman of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, issued the following statement regarding the coronavirus emergency funding package