News and Notes

ChristianaCare has received a $714,000 grant from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to support telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. ChristianaCare is one of only 17 health care providers in the U.S. and the first health system in Delaware to...

Researchers have proven a device using ultraviolet light technology can neutralize the human coronavirus and other infectious diseases on the soles of shoes by more than 99.5 percent, according to a new study. The device, called HealthySole® PLUS, is being introduced...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: The FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Philips Medizin Systeme Boeblingen GmbH’s IntelliVue Patient...

A special report published today in the journal Radiology outlines prevention, diagnosis and treatment of complications stemming from blood clots in patients with COVID-19. The journal also published two research letters and a case study on this topic. Clinicians...

In the global fight against COVID-19, health care facilities and providers around the world are faced with critical shortages of disposable filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs), often referred to as N95 masks. Fortunately, innovative manufacturers are utilizing...

In conjunction with the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA), the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) is encouraging its accredited ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) to follow new guidance intended to further protect patients, families,...