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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

April 24, 2024- BayCare has named Jennifer McVan as its vice president of physician affairs, effective April 15.  McVan has more than 25 years of experience as a leader, overseeing high-performing teams that advance organizational goals through strategic partnerships, corporate communications, public relations and targeted events.  Most recently, McVan served as the senior … [Read more...]

April 24, 2024- PINC AI™, the technology and services brand of Premier, Inc. has announced the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals®. The full list of recognized hospitals was published in an exclusive online article by Fortune. Based on the data analyzed, it is estimated that if all hospitals performed at the same level of this year’s top performers, more than 350,000 … [Read more...]