Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is 95% effective, trials show
November 18, 2020 – Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced that their mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate showed an efficacy rate of 95% in participants without…
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FDA authorizes first at-home molecular test for COVID-19
November 18, 2020 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Lucria Health for the first COVID-19…
Abbott becomes first anchor sponsor of American Diabetes Association’s Health Equity Now initiative
November 18, 2020 – Abbott (Abbott Park, IL) and the American Diabetes Association announced that Abbott has become the first anchor sponsor of the Health…
Vizient updates list of essential medications, expands Novaplus Enhanced Supply program portfolio
November 17, 2020 – Vizient, Inc. (Irving, TX) announced it has published an update to its list of essential medications which, if not available, would…
Cleveland unable to address COVID-19 coronavirus case numbers from Sunday or Monday due to surge in cases
November 17, 2020 – The city of Cleveland was unable update its COVID-19 data for new cases within the city on Sunday or on Monday,…
Hundreds of nurses at St. Mary Medical Center go on strike
November 17, 2020 – Around 700 nurses began a two-day strike today at St. Mary Medical Center (Langhorne, PA). The hospital, which is part of…
Study finds patient blood management with Masimo SpHb increased transfusion appropriateness, decreased RBC units transfused per patient
November 17, 2020 – Masimo announced today the findings of a study published in Blood Transfusion in which Dr. Lucia Merolle and colleagues at the…
Abbott named Industry Sustainability Leader for 8th year in a row on The Dow Jones Sustainability Index
November 17, 2020 – For the eighth consecutive year, Abbott (Abbott Park, IL) was named the industry leader in sustainability by the Dow Jones Sustainability…
Sekisui Diagnostics launches OSOM Ultra Plus Flu A&B Test in Europe
November 17, 2020 – SEKISUI Diagnostics announced it received CE Marking for the OSOM Ultra Plus Flu A&B Test and has begun marketing the product…
Premier, 34 health systems partner with DeRoyal to expand domestic production of isolation gowns
November 16, 2020 – Premier Inc. (Charlotte, NC) and 34 member health systems partnered with DeRoyal Industries Inc., a global medical manufacturer, to create a…