News and Notes

ValueHealth LLC, a tech-enabled surgical platform company, has announced a new joint venture with New Jersey-based health system Capital Health. This strategic partnership will expand ValueHealth’s market share in the Mid-Atlantic region and position the company...

The COVID-19 pandemic makes exceptional demands on physicians in the United States as the number of cases continues to climb and the critical capacity of health systems is tested. Physicians and health care organizations find themselves facing significant ethical...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: Today, the FDA issued a statement, “Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Continues to Ensure Availability of Alcohol-Based Hand...

In an effort to better protect both hospital personnel and intensive care unit patients, Miku, the industry’s leading contact-free baby monitor, announced today an accelerated program to equip hospitals nationwide with its real-time respiration monitoring...

By Holly Ober The shortage of N95 and surgical masks has complicated efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic and jeopardized the lives of health care workers, who are forced to reuse masks many times. Lorenzo Mangolini, an associate professor of mechanical...

BandGrip, innovator of the Micro-Anchor Skin Closure, has formed an exclusive sales, marketing and distribution agreement with Medline Industries Inc., a global manufacturer and distributor of health care products. “Medline always is looking for the next...