October 14, 2024- Many hospitals and health systems have mobilized to provide support for those impacted by Hurricane Milton. The Humana Foundation has donated toward relief and healing efforts in wake of the second Hurricane to hit Florida in two weeks, according to a recent press release. The steps the company took for Hurricane Helene will be the same for Hurricane Milton, … [Read more...]

October 14, 2024- A history of COVID-19 can double the risk of heart attack, stroke or death according to new research led by Cleveland Clinic and the University of Southern California. The study found that people with any type of COVID-19 infection were twice as likely to have a major cardiac event, such as heart attack, stroke or even death, for up to three years after … [Read more...]

October 14, 2024- BD announced the commercial launch of the first in a family of high-throughput, robotics-compatible reagent kits that will enable automation to ensure greater consistency and increased efficiency of large-scale, single-cell discovery studies. The automated solution from the BD and Hamilton collaboration standardizes traditionally manual processes and speeds … [Read more...]

October 14, 2024- Abbott announced it has achieved new milestones to support the company's growing suite of pulsed field ablation (PFA) solutions in electrophysiology: early completion of enrollment in the VOLT-AF IDE Study supporting the Volt™ PFA System, and the launch of the FOCALFLEX trial to assess the company's TactiFlex™ Duo Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™ (SE), which … [Read more...]

October 14, 2024- Baxter International's Employee Support Center has continued to provide critical assistance to its North Cove colleagues, according to a recent LinkedIn post. The center is open daily to distribute food, water, toiletries, generators, laundry and shower facilities, support from its HR team, and other essential supplies to its employees, many of whom have … [Read more...]

October 11, 2024- Hurricane season has continued to strain the nation's supply of IV fluids to hospitals and dialysis centers across the U.S., according to NPR. Flooding from Hurricane Helene recently shut down one of Baxter International's facilities, which is the nation's largest supplier of fluids that are critical to the healthcare industry. Now, both Baxter and government … [Read more...]

October 11, 2024- The long term health impact of Hurricane Milton on Florida, and the lingering effects of Hurricane Helene two weeks ago, will likely be devastating to national health and the healthcare industry overall, according to ABC News. A recent study published in Nature, in 2024, titled "Mortality caused by tropical cyclones in the United States," suggests that … [Read more...]

October 11, 2024- Pfizer Inc. will present data across its infectious disease portfolio at the upcoming IDWeek 2024 congress, held in Los Angeles from October 16-19, 2024. Data in 49 abstracts from company- and collaborator-led studies, will highlight the advances Pfizer is making in helping prevent and treat infectious diseases. Pfizer will present research from its robust … [Read more...]

October 11, 2024- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is coordinating a USG-wide response to address Hurricane Helene-related supply chain disruptions. HHS is also working with public and private partners to support the supply chain while the Baxter facility is brought back to full operational capacity. The FDA has continued working with Baxter to identify … [Read more...]

October 11, 2024- B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted 510(k) clearance for the Introcan Safety® 2 Deep Access IV Catheter, the newest addition to the Introcan Safety 2 IV Catheter portfolio. The Introcan Safety 2 Deep Access IV Catheter merges the trusted technologies of the original Introcan Safety 2 … [Read more...]