News and Notes

The following statement is attributed to Jeff Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health The sterilization of medical devices is a vital process for helping to prevent serious infections. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

In a newly released report from KLAS Research, a health care research firm, Surfacide UV Technology has received all “A” ratings for its Helios UV-C System. The report’s performance insights include product satisfaction, customer support, value, loyalty, culture and...

Wolters Kluwer, Health has donated three market-leading clinical decision support (CDS) tools including UpToDate, Lexicomp and Lippincott Procedures to Mercy Ships, a global humanitarian organization that operates two floating hospitals serving underprivileged...

Virtual Incision Corporation, a medical device company working on a miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) platform, has announced that its MIRA Platform will test its skills in space on a 2024 technology demonstration mission aboard the International Space...

A new study suggests that some hospitals may classify admissions in a way that exempts them from elective-based PSI scores, a practice that may lead to less reliable PSIs.