News and Notes

A new paper published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) describes efforts at a major children’s hospital to assess and fulfill its staffing needs for infection prevention and control, highlighting the challenges of allocating sufficient...

Medline recently announced it is joining forces with Microsoft to address complex supply chain challenges facing today’s healthcare professionals. Their shared goal is to reduce disruptions and enable more focus across all patient care settings. Together, the...

Verathon, a global leader in airway management solutions, announces the launch of their first single-use video laryngoscope made with bio-based plastics.1 Spectrum QC eco was designed with the environment in mind while offering the trusted performance of GlideScope....

The U.S. News recently released its 100 Best Jobs list for 2024. “No single job suits all of us, but many of the best ones have a few attributes in common: They pay well, challenge us year after year, match our talents and skills, aren’t too stressful, offer...

Smith+Nephew’s RENASYS EDGE Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) System has won the Red Dot Award for Design Concept 2024 in the Medical Devices and Technology Category, recognizing its intuitive pairing of NPWT housed in a patient-friendly design. The Red Dot...

ZOLL, an Asahi Kasei company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, announced that it successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of certain assets of Vyaire Medical’s ventilator business. With the acquisition complete, ZOLL...