July 26, 2024- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will showcase its diagnostics portfolio and host a series of customer-led workshops and presentations that highlight industry developments and the company’s latest innovations during the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine Conference (ADLM) July 28-Aug. 1, 2024, in Chicago, Ill. The company’s conference booth … [Read more...]

July 26, 2024- Owens & Minor, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Rotech Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (“Rotech”), a privately held home based care business headquartered in Orlando, Florida, for $1.36 billion in cash. Given anticipated tax benefits of approximately $40 million from the transaction, the net purchase price is approximately … [Read more...]

July 25, 2024- UMF Medical has announced the launch of a new Government Resource Center on umfmedical.com. This new page offers numerous tools to simplify the decision-making process and provide support to U.S. Federal Government agencies planning to procure UMF Medical products. UMF Medical is a women-owned small business that has partnered with Altamira, a … [Read more...]

July 25, 2024- B. Braun Medical Inc. announced that a Midwest children’s hospital is the first hospital in the U.S. to convert to NRFit® Connectors. This milestone event promotes patient safety by preventing devices meant for neuraxial administration from connecting to devices used in other applications. While this is the first NRFit Connector conversion in the U.S., B. Braun … [Read more...]

July 25, 2024- Current screening protocols fail to catch a notable number of people carrying genetic mutations associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome and Lynch syndrome, which increase the risk of developing certain cancers. This issue is particularly pronounced among underrepresented minorities. These research findings, published in JCO Precision … [Read more...]

July 25, 2024- Teleflex Incorporated announced the establishment of the Teleflex Center for Antimicrobial Protection (TCAP) as a strategic branch of its Vascular Access business unit led by Chuck Gartner, Director of Marketing - Strategic Initiatives. The Teleflex Center for Antimicrobial Protection, located in Research Triangle, North Carolina, is dedicated to reducing the … [Read more...]

July 25, 2024-  Premier, Inc., a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, has named Prisma Health, the largest healthcare organization in South Carolina, the winner of the 2024 Premier Alliance Excellence Award. The Premier Alliance Excellence Award recognizes innovative healthcare providers that demonstrate an unparalleled commitment to transformation, using … [Read more...]

July 24, 2024- For a sizable swath of provider-based healthcare supply chain professionals, Robert T. Yokl served as a popular gateway to value analysis education and learning.In fact, those new to the industry and/or profession or in working in smaller urban, and suburban and rural organizations, Yokl functioned as gatekeeper and key master, providing a plethora of relevant … [Read more...]

July 24, 2024- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) used new data to update the United States (U.S.) burden of seven antimicrobial-resistant pathogens typically found in healthcare settings. The CDC previously reported that the burden of these pathogens increased in the U.S. in 2020 in the COVID-19 Impact Report. The new data describe the burden in the two following years, … [Read more...]

July 24, 2024- Intermountain Health Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City is now using a state-of-the-art surgical robot to assist with certain procedures and improve recovery times for patients. The Da Vinci XI robotic-assisted surgical system helps doctors with certain procedures by using only small incisions while still being able to make precise movements in the … [Read more...]