This Halloween season, ghosts and ghouls are something to worry about! Genetic engineering? Not so much. Similar to scary campfire stories, every once in a while, someone will share a terrifying tale about how genetic engineering caused an impossible reaction to someone they know and promise it…

By Danielle Davis, MSW  Inclusion is one of Gilead’s core values, and it not only guides how our employees work together, but also supports our commitment to eliminating health and healthcare disparities. Integrating diversity into our research programs helps to ensure we have representation in…

Every three minutes in the United States, an allergic reaction to foods sends someone to the emergency room. Today, we explore what life is like when you must avoid certain foods. But we also learn that there is hope for an escape from the food prison. Researchers like Clemson University's Sachin…

The pandemic has heightened the need to advance health equity and, at Amgen, we continue to build upon our work to advance policies and practices in support of achieving health equity so that all people have an opportunity to be as healthy as possible. One of our strategic pillars…

In the wake of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan and U.S. forces, diplomats, and aid workers pulling out of the country, there are many yet unanswered questions about how exactly the country will approach women’s rights and public health policy as well as the COVID-19 pandemic and diseases like…

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, members of underrepresented and historically underserved communities have been disproportionately impacted by it, including members of the Hispanic and Latinx communities. While 18.5 percent of the U.S. population is Hispanic and Latinx, the community…

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month—a time to reflect on how many people are affected by Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and how much more needs to be done to fund research and put an end to it once and for all. However, for Teonna Woolford, every month is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. “As an…

They are not the household names, but the medications they are researching and developing could be the lifeline patients are waiting for. Today we explore how drug price controls—now making their way through Congress—could have unintended consequences for the small biotechs that are the engine of…

The U.S. transportation sector leads all other sectors in greenhouse gas emissions. September 22 is International Car Free day, a day when folks make a pledge to walk or use public transportation with the goal of bringing about clearer skies and less traffic for one day. But what if we didn’t need…

This Hispanic Heritage Month, Good Day BIO will be highlighting the achievements of Hispanic and Latinx individuals who have eliminated barriers in the sciences, medicine, and biotechnology—here’s a list of 25 trailblazers you should know.