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Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Scott Bigley The Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) arrived in New York City on March 30 supporting state and local health officials in response to the nation’s COVID-19 outbreak. The purpose of the...

A Purdue University team has come up with an approach to extend the shelf life for an N95 mask, which is one of the pieces of personal protective equipment being used by health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc upon the world. As cities across Texas report a spike in the number of coronavirus cases, businesses and organizations are looking for strategies to combat the virus within their facilities. Xenex Disinfection Services...

A proposed ASTM International standard presents methods for detecting and quantifying cleaning markers (analytes) on reusable medical devices. ASTM’s committee on medical and surgical materials and devices (F04) is developing the proposed standard. The objective of...

Royal Philips has announced that the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted premarket approval (PMA) for the company’s HeartStart FR3 (Model 861388 and Model 861389) and HeartStart FRx (Model...

Surveyors Will Observe Additional Safety Measures, Include New Emergency Preparedness and Infection Prevention Worksheet The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) is resuming onsite surveys after temporarily pausing activities during the height...