National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya faced critical questions from both Republican and Democratic senators Tuesday as he sought to defend the Trump administration’s sweeping plans to reorganize the agency and slash budgets for medical research.
National Resilience will close a number of its manufacturing sites in the U.S. as it focuses on high-growth segments to advance cell-based medicines, primarily biologics, and aseptic drug product operations. The contract development and manufacturing organization noted that the decision was taken after it became 'clear that our capacity expansion has outpaced industry demand.'
The stunning drop in drug deaths among people in the U.S. is being tracked in data compiled by the CDC and other federal agencies. The latest available records found fentanyl and other drugs killed more than 31,000 people under the age of 35 in 2021. By last year, that number had plummeted to roughly 16,690 fatal overdoses, according to provisional CDC data.
EBV was for years dismissed as a mild rite of passage — a virus that most people get and recover from, even though it stays in the body for life. But that view has been changing rapidly since a 2022 study provided strong evidence that EBV is a trigger for MS. Researchers also believe EBV plays a role in a wide range of serious conditions — from lupus and certain cancers to rheumatoid arthritis — and may trigger some cases of chronic fatigue syndrome. Some suspect it could be a hidden driver of long COVID.