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AHA and West Health launch national accelerator to scale technology-enabled patient care solutions

West Health Institute
Business Announcement

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the West Health Institute today announced a new three-year initiative to help hospitals and health systems operationalize and scale proven technologies across care environments to improve patient outcomes and support care teams.

Study: Faced with a hotter future, America needs better data and response plans

University of Kansas
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new paper from researchers at the University of Kansas looks at extreme heat events in the United States, arguing a combination of inadequate data and unclear delineation of responsibility among government agencies leaves the nation unprepared for a hotter climate.

New dual-target drug may help overcome immunotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of researchers from the College of Pharmacy and Rogel Cancer Center at the University of Michigan has developed a new strategy to improve immunotherapy treatments.

Journal: Nature Cancer
Funder: University of Michigan

Researchers demonstrate that a widely used veterinary sedative formulation remains stable for three months

FAR Publishing Limited
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study in Current Pharmaceutical Analysis has confirmed that a ketamine-xylazine-butorphanol (KXB) sedative for llamas and alpacas is chemically and microbiologically stable beyond its current expiration limit. The validated HPLC method showed over 90% drug potency after three months, with no microbial growth, supporting the 28-day beyond-use date.

Journal: Current Pharmaceutical Analysis

Cancer Research: Mini-Antibodies Reactivate the Guardian of the Genome

Goethe University Frankfurt
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The protein p53 is mutated in many cancer cells, meaning it can no longer fulfill its protective function against tumor development. A team of scientists from Goethe University Frankfurt, along with the universities of Marburg, Cologne, and Zurich, has now succeeded in developing a type of mini-antibody (known as DARPins) that restores p53 functionality in the laboratory. These mini-antibodies can stabilize many p53 mutants and could therefore be suitable as therapeutic agents for a wide range of cancers in the future.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Cure launches first national index revealing what it takes to turn science into cures

Cure
Reports and Proceedings

Cure, the premier healthcare innovation ecosystem, is launching the Cure Innovation Index, the first data-driven framework to measure how effectively U.S. biomedical institutions translate scientific discovery into real-world healthcare solutions and treatments. The Index sets a new standard for measuring translational performance based on the full set of factors required to move innovation from discovery to early research to clinical and commercial impact. The Index ranks the top 303 U.S. academic institutions, selected from more than 6,000 nationwide, and provides benchmarked comparisons and customized improvement recommendations, making translational performance visible, comparable, and actionable.

Phone-based education improves inhaler use in people with COPD

COPD Foundation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Guiding people on how to correctly use inhaled medications via a phone-based program can help improve technique, according to a new study in the March 2026 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation, a peer-reviewed, open access journal.

Journal: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation

Revealing the unusual ability of a protein involved in lung and thyroid cancer

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

It is the first known protein kinase with the ability to activate using both the usual cellular fuel, ATP, and its waste product, ADP.

The research is published in ‘Nature Communications’.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades), COFUND-Marie-Curie Action, Agencia Estatal de Investigación

King’s College London spinout Hypervision Surgical raises £17m Series A funding to power surgical intelligence

King's College London
Grant and Award Announcement

Hypervision Surgical (HVS), a pioneer in real-time hyperspectral imaging for surgery has announced the closure of its Series A financing round after successfully raising £17 million to progress its UK-certified and FDA-cleared HYPERSNAP® system.