Health/Life Sciences – Page 30 of 57

May 12, 2020, 8:09 PM

After good results in Seattle, COVID-19 vaccine will face key trials this summer, Moderna CEO says

The coronavirus vaccine trial that started out in Seattle is progressing well enough to get onto Food and Drug Administration’s… Read More

May 12, 2020, 3:35 PM

Adaptive Biotech revenue rises 65% to $21M, loss widens amid big COVID-19 immune partnerships

Adaptive Biotechnologies, which is working with Microsoft and Amgen to fight COVID-19 using its technology for sequencing the human immune… Read More

May 12, 2020, 10:54 AM

Bill Gates says Gates Foundation ‘will end up spending a lot more’ to fight COVID-19

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation “will end up spending a lot more” than the $305 million it has pledged… Read More

May 11, 2020, 3:39 PM

Public Health directive urges Seattle-area residents to wear face coverings in most public settings

A new directive from Public Health – Seattle & King County is strongly urging residents to wear face coverings when… Read More

May 11, 2020, 1:09 PM

Bank of America gives $500,000 to Fred Hutch and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance for COVID-19 relief

Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and its clinical-care partner, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, are receiving a $500,000 grant from… Read More

May 11, 2020, 10:48 AM

Disease experts say it’s time to join forces to make coronavirus vaccines

Unprecedented collaborations involving the biotech industry and government agencies are urgently needed to develop and produce the billions of doses… Read More

May 8, 2020, 5:02 PM

Statistician argues that COVID-19 figures hint at ‘staggering number’ of deaths ahead

In a newly published study, a University of Washington researcher argues that the eventual death toll from COVID-19 could be… Read More

May 8, 2020, 7:30 AM

Seattle venture capitalist Dan Levitan teams with his brothers to fight COVID-19 with unique project

The last time Dan Levitan worked on a project with his two brothers, Richard and Robert, they were in high… Read More

May 7, 2020, 5:44 PM

Gates Foundation CEO: US and China should smooth over their ‘divide’ on coronavirus crisis

The CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is disappointed that the United States isn’t on the same page… Read More

May 5, 2020, 7:20 PM

Studies of coronavirus evolution stir up a controversy for scientists on social media

Is the coronavirus behind COVID-19 turning into a more insidious pathogen? Or are such claims overblown? A fast-moving debate over… Read More

May 4, 2020, 3:08 PM

New pandemic projection puts U.S. death toll at nearly 135,000, due to less social distancing

The latest projection from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Modeling and Evaluation says the coronavirus pandemic will claim… Read More

May 4, 2020, 10:04 AM

Health tech startup Medcurity adds $200K in funding with plans to hire and expand training

Medcurity, the Spokane, Wash.-based startup that makes it easier for healthcare organizations to comply with federal privacy and security laws,… Read More

May 1, 2020, 1:48 PM

Antiviral drug remdesivir wins FDA’s authorization for wider use in COVID-19 treatment

The Food and Drug Administration today authorized emergency use of the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir for treating COVID-19 in the… Read More

May 1, 2020, 9:00 AM

UW team imagines a better Parkinson’s test, lands in global finals for Microsoft student competition

A team of students from the University of Washington is among the global finalists in Microsoft’s annual Imagine Cup after… Read More

Apr 30, 2020, 12:00 PM

Bill Gates says the world will need 7 billion vaccine doses to end COVID-19 pandemic

Bill Gates has been big on vaccines since before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but in a new blog… Read More

Apr 29, 2020, 4:13 PM

Antiviral drug remdesivir is taking the spotlight in the search for COVID-19 cures

An antiviral drug called remdesivir got a strong vote of confidence today from one of the most prominent figures in… Read More

Apr 27, 2020, 9:16 PM

Coronavirus modelers raise projected U.S. death toll and lengthen state-by-state recovery timeline

The timeline has slipped to the right and the projected death toll has trended upward in a new projection from… Read More

Apr 27, 2020, 4:32 PM

Social distancing needs to be more stringent to avoid COVID-19 rebound, experts say

Although many states are starting to relax restrictions on business activity and contacts, Seattle-area epidemiologists say such restrictions will need… Read More

Apr 27, 2020, 10:22 AM

Top Seattle-area health official worries COVID-19 could spread across country as states reopen

COVID-19 knows no borders, and as several US states start to reopen their economies following extended shutdowns, officials in Seattle… Read More

Apr 24, 2020, 5:15 PM

Coronavirus computer modelers revise their dates for easing state shutdowns

The latest computer projections from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation deliver a double dose of… Read More

Apr 24, 2020, 4:22 PM

UW Medicine to conduct clinical trial for hydroxychloroquine with COVID patients

The University of Washington School of Medicine is looking for people who have tested positive for COVID-19 to participate in… Read More

Apr 23, 2020, 6:00 AM

Bill Gates on life after lockdown, and what it will really take to defeat ‘the first modern pandemic’

Bill Gates, who predicted this pandemic five years ago, is now turning his attention to what’s next — and the… Read More

Apr 21, 2020, 5:05 PM

Washington’s governor appeals to VP Mike Pence for more COVID-19 testing supplies

In a strongly worded letter, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee told Vice President Mike Pence today that the state has “nowhere… Read More

Apr 20, 2020, 2:46 PM

UW Medicine calls a halt to use of donated coronavirus test kits amid quality concerns

The University of Washington School of Medicine has alerted Seattle-King County public health officials and other partners to stop using… Read More

Apr 20, 2020, 12:51 PM

Volunteers launch database for COVID-19 test centers across U.S. and run it like a tech startup

When Tarryn Marcus set out to create a comprehensive database of COVID-19 testing centers across the United States, her call… Read More

Apr 17, 2020, 2:52 PM

Seattle Genetics gets FDA approval for breast cancer treatment drug Tukysa

Seattle Genetics today announced FDA approval for its drug Tukysa, also known as tucatinib, which fights aggressive breast cancers. Tucatinib… Read More

Apr 17, 2020, 1:40 PM

Univ. of Washington ramps up Abbott Labs’ ‘fantastic’ test for COVID-19 antibodies

The University of Washington School of Medicine’s Virology Lab is reporting encouraging results from trial runs of a new test… Read More

Apr 17, 2020, 1:29 PM

Seattle researchers report early results from first US ‘swab and send’ COVID-19 surveillance program

Updated below with details from news conference. Early results from a first-of-its-kind at-home testing program for COVID-19, analyzing more than… Read More

Apr 16, 2020, 2:11 PM

How coronavirus testing and contact tracing work together to quell COVID-19

Checking back to see who’s been in contact with newly identified patients with an infectious disease is a standard technique… Read More

Apr 15, 2020, 3:30 PM

Gates Foundation boosts COVID-19 funding to $250M, says defeating disease will take ‘unprecedented’ global cooperation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is designating an additional $150 million to the global fight against COVID-19, bringing its… Read More