She also rescinded previously issued findings on Havana Syndrome. Outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released declassified evidence late last week showing that the United States had…
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HHS Announces Launch of New Program to Expedite Biomedical Research
The ARPA-H initiative seeks to improve speed, coordination, and reproducibility in chronic disease studies. The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), part of the Department of Health…
Read MoreDOJ Charges Three Chinese Nationals in Biological-Material Smuggling Case
Federal investigators allege Chinese scholars tied to the University of Michigan lab attempted to bring undeclared biological samples into the U.S. Federal prosecutors have charged three research scholars…
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FDA Reviewing Studies that Send Biological Data Abroad
The agency says some clinical trials send sensitive material to China without tester’s consent. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a review of clinical trials that sent…
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D.C. Joins 27 States in Privacy Suit During 23andMe Bankruptcy
Nearly 2 million customers have requested their biological data be deleted from the company database. The District of Columbia and 27 states have sued to block the purchase…
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Senator Announces Subpoenas Targeting U.S. Funding in COVID-19 Origins
Federal legislators continue to pursue the Wuhan lab leak. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee subpoenaed 14 agencies with ties to a lab in China that…
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VA Enters Into Development Partnership with Hoth Therapeutics
The biopharmaceutical company will research treatments for obesity and linked health conditions. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently finalized an agreement with biopharmaceutical company Hoth Therapeutics, which…
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HHS Pulls Funding from Wuhan Lab
House committee on the pandemic recommended the move. Representative Brad Westrup of Ohio, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, spoke about the investigations conducted by…
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Senators Query USDA About Chinese Biotech Firm
Senators express concern over competition and data security. A group of senators including Roger Marshall of Kansas, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Marco Rubio of Florida, and Susan Collins…
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Administration Cuts All Funding to Wuhan Lab
After being the focus of many investigations, the lab was identified as the source of the COVID outbreak. The White House announced this week that steps have been…
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