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Measles virus detected in Houston wastewater before cases were reported
An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks disease-causing viruses in wastewater identified the measles virus in Houston samples collected in early January 2025, before cases were reported. The team that developed the program, which includes researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the School of Public Health at University of Texas Health Science Center—Houston, the Houston Health Department and Rice University, published their findings in the American Journal of Public Health.

Zynex submits laser pulse oximeter to FDA
Zynex (Nasdaq:NYXI) announced today that it submitted its NiCO non-invasive co-oximeter device for FDA 510(k) clearance.

Lightcast Launches Envisia™ Platform to Revolutionize Antibody Discovery
Limited Release Targets Biotech Innovators with Real-Time Droplet-Based Assays to Accelerate Therapeutic Discovery

VUNO’s AI Cardiac Risk System Gains CE MDR and UKCA Certifications
Milestone Approvals Enable European and UK Market Access for AI-Based Cardiac Arrest Prediction Tool

Vystar Unveils Breakthrough Air Purification Technology with Patented Hughes Reactor
Revolutionary system combines ultrasonics and ultraviolet energy to destroy airborne pathogens and pollutants beyond traditional purification limits.

GE HealthCare launches new MRI scanner
GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC)+
today unveiled Signa Sprint, an ultra-premium wide-bore 1.5% high-performance gradient MRI system.

Man bitten by snakes 200 times may help create new antivenom
Tim Friede has survived hundreds of snakebites—on purpose. For nearly two decades, he let some of the world’s most dangerous snakes sink their fangs into his arms, all for science.

FDA Approves Teal Health’s Teal Wand™–The First and Only At-Home Self-Collection Device for Cervical Cancer Screening, Introducing a Comfortable Alternative to In-Person Screening
Women can now collect their own sample from the privacy of home, no speculum required, and mail it to a certified lab to be tested on the same test as the doctor’s office, with the same accuracy.