HPN: #IAmThe HealthcareSupplyChain movement advocates for healthcare supply chain future
Over 200 healthcare organizations have pledged their support of the #IAmTheHealthcareSupplyChain movement, which advocates for the investment, collaboration, promotion and the elevation of the healthcare supply chain to support healthcare professionals. Read more at HPN.
The Economist: Sea of troubles Covid-19 has led to a pandemic of plastic pollution
THE THAMES has always been a reflector of the times, says Lara Maiklem, a London “mudlark”. Ms Maiklem spends her days on the river’s foreshore foraging for history’s detritus, from Roman pottery to Victorian clay
EU Sets Standard for Green Coronavirus Recovery Plan
Rebuilding the post-COVID-19 global economy must happen within the framework of climate change mitigation. The European Commission recently unveiled a 750 billion euro aid package placing climate change at the center of its coronavirus recovery plan, with
EP Lab Digest: U.S. EP Labs Losing $500 Million Each Year Due to Underutilized Reprocessing Programs
An eye-opening article in EP Lab Digest finds that (EP) labs are missing out on an estimated $500 million in savings each year due to underutilization of reprocessing in atrial fibrillation (AFib) and other catheter
HPN: FDA reissues EAU revising which types of respirators can be decontaminated for reuse
In response to public health and safety concerns about the appropriateness of decontaminating certain respirators, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reissuing certain emergency use authorizations (EUAs) to specify which respirators are appropriate
Stryker’s N95 Mask Decontaminator Gets Emergency Use Authorization
The FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Stryker Sustainability Solutions’ decontamination system for N95 respirators, allowing its use by healthcare staff. The self-contained system, which has not been granted clearance for any
