A team including researchers from Seattle’s Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason has identified a new pathway for protecting cells from deadly viruses — including the coronavirus that causes COVID-19… Read More
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is looking for smart ideas to fight Ebola and has opened a call for applications for an accelerator program. An outbreak of the disease… Read More
With a wave of nationalism sweeping the globe, Bill Gates contends that doing right by the country starts with helping the rest of the world. Disengaging from the world, on… Read More
The recent Ebola epidemic in West Africa was the most deadly outbreak of the disease ever recorded, infecting 28,000 people and killing 11,000. Now a new collaborative study has tracked how that… Read More
In the midst of viral outbreaks like Zika or Ebola, having the right information at the right time can be crucial. One of the best ways to track an outbreak is… Read More
PATH, the Seattle-based global heath nonprofit, is opening a new Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, funded initially through an $11 million dollar grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Within its… Read More
Paul Allen re-upped his commitment to fighting the deadly yet preventable Ebola virus this week by awarding $11 million in new grants to several organizations. The announcement comes almost a… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – The Ebola outbreak is still ongoing, but leaders of the international response to the disease have already taken away several key lessons. During a panel in San… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – Paul Allen today warned that the Ebola fight isn’t over, as he gathered top scientists and technologists for a conference on the ongoing fight against a disease that… Read More
This new Kickstarter campaign is not only a mobile game, it’s a game that will do good. A pair of Spokane developers have made “Ebola Attack!,” in which the white blood… Read More
LAS VEGAS – Steven VanRoekel, the Chief Innovation Officer for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), shared progress on the fight against Ebola at the CES Government session today,… Read More
Who knew that a universal symbol could become the top word in the world? The Heart ♥ Emoji takes the honors for 2014. According to the Global Language Monitor, it’s “the… Read More
Google released its year-end report of what was most searched for in 2014. And, as Gawker already so astutely pointed out, it sure was an incredibly depressing year. Robin Williams… Read More
If you’re not busy on Saturday and want to lend a helping hand to the Ebola fight, Paul Allen needs a bit of your time. Vulcan Inc., Allen’s investment arm,… Read More
Google today announced a $10 million donation to non-profits that are helping fight Ebola, the deadly disease that’s killed nearly 5,000 people in West Africa. In addition, the search giant… Read More
Hackathons typically produce some pretty cool ideas and innovations, yet only in rare cases do you find a 48-hour project that turns into a full-fledged product used by real people. But that’s exactly what… Read More
The arrival of Ebola in the U.S. should serve as a high-profile reminder of how quickly — and inevitably — infectious disease can spread. That was one message emerging from the Infectious Disease… Read More
The World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this week announced that an “unprecedented” number of healthcare workers are infected with the deadly Ebola virus, raising questions about resource allocation and global health crisis management. The… Read More