Regulatory Focus: FDA lists medical devices in shortage under CARES authority
For the first time, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday listed medical devices in shortage or that have been discontinued during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) public health emergency using a new authority under the Coronavirus
BBC: How do you fix healthcare’s medical waste problem?
When surgeon Claire Teves* (not her real name) landed in Singapore from the Philippines for a six-month fellowship, she knew it would take some time to adjust. Teves had come from a hospital serving the
Practice Greenhealth: 3-Time Greening the OR Champ Saves $1 Million
For the third year in a row, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) received Practice Greenhealth’s Greening the OR Leadership Award for their industry-leading, comprehensive program, which reduces the environmental impact of MSK’s surgical suites.
Healthcare Dive: Sanitized N95s acceptable alternatives to new masks, JAMA study finds
One of the biggest problems health systems have faced during the COVID-19 crisis is securing enough personal protective equipment, including masks, to keep providers safe. As the problem became clear, the Centers for Disease Control
EP Lab Digest: Innovative Health Receives First-Ever FDA Clearances to Reprocess Transseptal Needles
Innovative Health, Inc. announced it has received FDA clearance for reprocessing the St. Jude Medical BRK Transseptal Needle and the Baylis Medical NRG Transseptal Needle. Innovative Health’s clearance to reprocess these market-leading transseptal needles is
