Could a Cancer Drug Curb the Organ Damage of Severe COVID?
An experimental cancer drug might be able to help prevent the organ damage caused by severe COVID infections, a new study finds....
08 July, 2024
Clinical Research
Wisconsin’s Biohealth Tech Hub has a long list of proud parents
Wisconsin was named a “tech hub,” a process that began with the 2022 passage of the CHIPS and Science Act and which spurred a multi-state competition for federal dollars. The Economic Development Administration designated 12 such hubs, spread among sectors ranging from quantum computing to...
05 July, 2024
Wisconsin got $49M to invest in personalized medicine. What does that mean?
Now, a coalition of biohealth businesses, colleges and economic development agencies is getting $49 million in federal funds to solve those problems and more....
05 July, 2024
Serendipity reveals new method to fight cancer with T cells
A promising therapy that treats blood cancers by harnessing the power of the immune system to target and destroy cancer cells could now treat solid tumors more efficiently....
02 July, 2024
Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub Secures Phase 2 Award, Catalyzing Innovation and Economic Growth
Following a rigorous selection process, the EDA has awarded the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub with $49 million in federal grants to support transformative projects aligned with the program’s overarching goal....
02 July, 2024
Actionable Diversity Plans for Clinical Trial Recruitment and Retention
Diversity action plans—focused on enrolling representative numbers of participants in clinical trials from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic populations—are part of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance published in April 2022....
01 July, 2024
Madison woman finds hope after recurrent uterine cancer
UW Health’s Carbone Cancer Center in Madison is making incredible progress in cancer treatment, offering new hope to many patients....
30 June, 2024
UW Health gets high honors for sustainability efforts
UW Health recently earned seven national awards from Practice Greenhealth, a nonprofit organization focused on making the health care industry more sustainable....
28 June, 2024
FDA Guidance Provides New Details on Diversity Action Plans Required for Certain Clinical Studies
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a draft guidance, “Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Studies,” to assist medical product sponsors in submitting Diversity Action Plans to support certain clinical studies....
26 June, 2024
How to Print a Brain
A team of UW–Madison scientists has developed the first 3D-printed brain tissue that can grow and function like typical brain tissue....
25 June, 2024