San Antonio sees early rise of respiratory illnesses
September 2, 2021 – San Antonio is recording more cases of respiratory viruses ahead of the typical respiratory spike in the winter. According to a report…
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Orasure Technologies announces resignation of CFO Roberto Cuca
September 2, 2021 – OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Bethlehem, PA) announced that CFO Roberto Cuca has resigned from the company to pursue an opportunity within the…
Abbott acquires Walk Vascular to expand peripheral vascular offerings
September 2, 2021 – Abbott (Abbott Park, IL) announced it has acquired Walk Vascular, LLC, a commercial-stage medical device company with a minimally invasive mechanical…
Baxter to acquire Hillrom for $12.4B
September 2, 2021 – Baxter International Inc. and Hillrom announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Baxter has agreed to…
Amy Cochran featured guest on MediGroup’s Frank’s Fast Five
September 1, 2021 – MediGroup Physician Services, one of the nation’s largest group purchasing organizations (GPO) for healthcare providers, announced that Amy Cochran, senior sales…
Nursing shortage caused in part by high pay for traveling nurses
September 1, 2021 – According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, higher crisis pay is “exacerbating a chronic shortage of permanent medical staff across the country,”…
Healthcare leaders closely monitoring variant outbreaks in Asia for supply disruptions
September 1, 2021 – Amid the reports of the Delta variant causing shutdowns of factories in largely unvaccinated parts of Asia, disrupting supply chains and contributing to rising…
Vizient examines growing disease prevalence, technical innovation in A-Fib detection, treatment in latest Medical Device Tech Watch
September 1, 2021 – Vizient, Inc. (Irving, TX) released a report examining the growing prevalence of heart rhythm disorders and new technology to monitor and…
Thermo Fisher Scientific, AstraZeneca to co-develop NGS-based companion diagnostics
September 1, 2021 – Thermo Fisher Scientific’s clinical sequencing business and AstraZeneca have announced they will co-develop next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based companion diagnostics (CDx) to support…
Illinois Hospital rescheduling elective surgeries due to a lack of anesthesia providers
August 31, 2021 – Advocate Sherman Hospital (Elgin, IL) announced it would put a hold on elective surgeries for almost three weeks due to a…