Amazon plans new “Diagnostics” business to offer at-home medical tests
May 19, 2021 – Amazon is considering launching a business that offers an array of at-home medical tests and a third-party marketplace for general home-diagnostics…
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Essentia, CommonSpirit call off 14-hospital sale
May 19, 2021 – Essentia Health and CommonSpirit Health have reportedly called off negotiations for Essentia to acquire 14 Catholic Health Initiatives facilities in Minnesota…
Vizient adds environmentally preferred language to contracts to help drive creation of safer healthcare products
May 18, 2021 – Vizient, Inc. (Irving, TX) announced it will begin implementing environmentally preferred (EP) language into virtually all of its medical/surgical contracts to…
Ohio sees boost in shots after it announces $1M vaccination lottery
May 18, 2021 – Two days after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced a $5 million lottery to encourage vaccinations, the state saw its highest vaccination…
BD to build new $200M manufacturing facility in Spain to support growing pre-filled drug delivery business
May 18, 2021 – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (Franklin Lakes, NJ) will build a $200 million, high-tech manufacturing facility in Zaragoza, Spain, that will…
MedPro Associates to provide contract sales for Procell Professional Batteries
May 17, 2021 – Procell, a division of Duracell, has officially partnered with MedPro Associates to serve as its nationwide salesforce in both the acute…
COVID Report: A Time-Lapse View of the U.S. Recovery
May 17, 2021 – The United States reached a milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Vizient announces new membership agreement with SSM Health
May 17, 2021 – Vizient Inc. (Irving, TX) announced that SSM Health (St. Louis, MO) has joined the company as member. The new membership agreement…
Henry Schein elects Reed Tuckson, MD, to board of directors
May 17, 2021 – Henry Schein, Inc. (Melville, NY) announced the election of Reed V. Tuckson, MD, FACP, to the Company’s board of directors. Since…
OraSure Technologies appoints new SVP Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
May 17, 2021 – OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Bethlehem, PA) announced that Scott Gleason was appointed SVP Investor Relations and Corporate Communications effective today. Prior to…