February 18, 2025- The US is in the throes of an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with Covid-19 at some points of the pandemic, according to CNN. On top of the flu infection itself, doctors say they’re seeing large numbers of patients with some of its most devastating complications. In children, specialists say … [Read more...]

February 18, 2025- CVS Health® has named Ed DeVaney president of the company’s CVS Caremark® pharmacy benefit management business. He was named interim president in December 2024. DeVaney will report to Prem Shah, group president, CVS Health. DeVaney joined CVS Health in 2005, growing his career across CVS Caremark and Aetna, most recently leading CVS Caremark sales and … [Read more...]

February 18, 2025- A report from the American Medical Association (AMA) shows that physician sentiments around the use of AI in healthcare has been trending positive, based off of results from a survey conducted in late 2024. AMA’s latest Augmented Intelligence Research survey explored changes in physician sentiment toward health AI from August 2023 to November 2024 by … [Read more...]

February 18, 2025- GCE Medical, an ESAB Corporation brand, will showcase key products from its medical homecare portfolio with GCE Healthcare and Ohio Medical at the upcoming Medtrade Expo and Conference [Booth 1341] February 19 through 20 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center, Dallas, TX. This year the portfolio will feature the M50 Stationary Oxygen Concentrator, … [Read more...]

February 18, 2025- Who will win the Repertoire Magazine Ad of the Year? April 2025’s Repertoire Issue is one you won’t want to miss for advertising opportunities: Each year, Repertoire hires an outside source, Signet Research, to send out a survey to distribution sales reps in the industry to rank YOUR ads. Click here to learn more in a video from Repertoire's Scott … [Read more...]

February 17, 2025- BD announced the voluntary recall of one lot of ChloraPrep™ Clear 1 mL Applicators due to fungal contamination under certain environmental conditions allowing the growth of Aspergillus penicillioides. The Aspergillus penicillioides within the packaging can contaminate the surface of the applicator and/or gloved hands of the health care professional and … [Read more...]

February 17, 2025- Outpatient care is booming – in fact, more than 80% of surgeries are now performed in outpatient settings, outsourcing these procedures to ambulatory surgery centers. ASCs are highly regulated care facilities that provide outpatient surgery and preventive care for their patients, performing a more focused scope of procedures compared to hospitals and other … [Read more...]

February 17, 2025- Michigan Medicine and Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) were more likely to experience less abdominal pain if they followed a diet guided by the results of a blood test, compared to those who followed a sham elimination diet. The blood test in this study (InFoods IBS, Biomerica) was specifically … [Read more...]

February 17, 2025- A new 2-Minute Game Plan video is available from Dale®, featuring the company’s Scrape-n-Suction™ Tongue Cleaner. Get the new 2-Minute Game Plan now! Did you know? You can access this video as well as previous Game Plan videos via the RepConnect app for iOS mobile devices. To download the app on your iOS mobile device, search for “Repconnect” (one word) … [Read more...]

February 17, 2025- Thousands of Department of Health and Human Services officials have been fired, in cuts that started on Feb. 13 and extended into the holiday weekend, according to Fierce Healthcare. These cuts include agencies such as The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and … [Read more...]