News and Notes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cleared for marketing in the U.S. the first duodenoscope with a sterile, disposable elevator component that will reduce the number of parts that need to be cleaned and disinfected (reprocessed) in between uses. The Pentax...

A Florida State University College of Nursing professor has been recognized as a fellow of the American Heart Association. Assistant Professor Lucinda Graven will be recognized as a newly elected fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA) at the AHA Scientific...

The Association of periOperative Nurses (AORN) of Middle Tennessee and REBOOT Recovery hosted the fifth annual Healing Hands Helping Heroes Casino Night on Thursday, November 7, at City Winery in Nashville, Tennessee to benefit the AORN of Middle Tennessee and REBOOT...

HealthStream has launched RepDirect, a new online certification program for health care industry representatives to demonstrate their knowledge and competency of safe, ethical and compliant practices within care environments. RepDirect is comprised of the Advanced...

Nihon Kohden has announced the launch of its new NKV-550 Series Ventilator System that offers a full suite of applications necessary in a critical care setting for patients of all ages – from neonate through adult. The NKV-550, introduced for the first time at the...