News and Notes

Intrinsic Therapeutics, a medical technology company driving to change the standard of care for lumbar discectomy patients with large annular defects by reducing reoperations for reherniations by 81% with its Barricaid Annular Closure Device, announced today that the...

The AHA in partnership with the FBI today released a new resource and webpage on mitigating targeted violence in health care settings. Targeted violence in health care refers to intentional and harmful acts in which care teams, patients and health care facilities are...

Alabama-based Jackson Hospital, a not-for-profit, 300-plus-bed community acute care facility, has named Medline its primary supplier for environmental services (EVS) products. Having served the Montgomery and Alabama River Region for more than 75 years, Jackson...

  Nihon Kohden, a global leader in medical technology, has announced the introduction of the industry’s first ventilators to receive Authority to Operate (ATO) certification under the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Risk Management Framework (RMF) eMASS #3389. This...

A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) describes the outcome of a shift in hospital screening protocols for Candida auris, a dangerous and often drug-resistant fungal pathogen that spreads easily in hospital environments. A...