April 26, 2024- Cleveland Clinic, in partnership with IBM, hosted the Cleveland Discovery & Innovation Forum to explore the ecosystem of cutting-edge healthcare and life sciences research powered by high-performance computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and quantum computing. The inaugural invitation-only event, held April 23 on Cleveland Clinic’s main campus, in … [Read more...]
ArchWell Health announces partnership with Carolina Farm trust to provide healthy, locally-grown produce to seniors
April 25, 2024- ArchWell Health, a national company dedicated to improving the lives of seniors, announces its partnership with Carolina Farm Trust, a nonprofit championing shared local food systems to build equitable access to food and improve the collective health of our bodies and the environment, to address nutrition barriers to health for seniors in Charlotte. This … [Read more...]
Global consortium to study Pick’s disease, rare form of early-onset dementia
April 25, 2024- Pick's disease, a neurodegenerative disease of unknown genetic origin, is a rare type of frontotemporal dementia that affects people under the age of 65. The condition causes changes in personality, behavior and sometimes language impairment. In patients with the disease, tau proteins build up and form abnormal clumps called Pick bodies, which restrict … [Read more...]
Taking ownership
April 26, 2024- In an increasingly dynamic healthcare marketplace, connecting with clients is a key to success for both manufacturer and distributor sales reps. When making purchasing decisions, hospitals and health systems must feel as though their rep understands their needs and supports them throughout the buying and product use experience, said Midmark Territory Portfolio … [Read more...]
FDA introduces the Home as a Health Care Hub system
April 26, 2024- The FDA announced a new initiative aimed to help reimagine the home environment as an integral part of the health care system. The Home as a Health Care Hub is intended to enable solutions that seamlessly integrate medical devices and health care, prevention and wellness into people's lives and may: Help medical device developers consider novel design … [Read more...]
Kettering Health Center for Wound Healing receives recognition
April 26, 2024- The Center for Wound Healing at Kettering Health Hamilton has been awarded the Robert A. Warriner III, M.D., Clinical Excellence Award by Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. This award goes to eligible wound care centers which score in the top 10 percent on Healogics’ Clinical Excellence measure in the past 12 … [Read more...]
Family physicians encouraged by noncompete ban, others opposed
April 25, 2024- On April 23, The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to issue a final rule, the Non-Compete Clause Rule, and if it goes into effect, it will ban noncompete contracts. In response, The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) stated that they are "pleased to see the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) take concrete action to ban noncompete clauses in employee … [Read more...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific to host Investor Day
April 25, 2024- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will hold its 2024 Investor Day on Thursday, September 19, starting at 9:00 a.m. (ET) in New York City. The format will feature presentations by members of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s senior management team and conclude with a Q&A session. The live webcast of the presentation can be accessed via the Investors section of Thermo … [Read more...]
Pfizer’s EMBLAVEO® for patients with multidrug-resistant infections and limited treatment options
April 25, 2024- Pfizer Inc. announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for EMBLAVEO® (aztreonam-avibactam) for the treatment of adult patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI), hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), including ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including … [Read more...]
Henry Schein Medical announces winner of its 2024 Rising Star Award
April 25, 2024- Henry Schein Medical, the U.S. medical business of Henry Schein, Inc., announced that Aline Valiengo, Head Athletic Trainer and Director of Sports Medicine for Coconut Creek High School in Florida,is the winner of the fourth annual Henry Schein Medical Athletics and Schools Rising Star Award. The award celebrates emerging athletic trainers with one to five years … [Read more...]