April 29, 2024- The waste stream is largely contributed to by the healthcare sector, according to Medigroup. Medical equipment is among the many waste products produced by hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities. The quantity of garbage that ends up in landfills and incinerators, which can harm the environment, can be decreased with the aid of medical equipment … [Read more...]

April 29, 2024- Substance misuse and accidental overdose deaths continue to plague Northeast Ohio and the nation. In 2023 the overdose death rate topped 112,000 in a 12 month period for the first time, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National surveys show most people who misuse prescription drugs get them from family and friends, often from a … [Read more...]

April 29, 2024- An automated tool that improves outbreak detection for hundreds of pathogens successfully served as an early warning system to find and respond to potential hospital outbreaks, as reported in NEJM Evidence. The large multi-state, real-world study was conducted in 82 hospitals and led by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, HCA Healthcare, University of … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]