Visiting Lebanon, WHO Regional Director affirms support to address multiple health system challenges
7 April 2024, Beirut, Lebanon – WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Hanan Balkhy concluded a 2-day visit to Beirut, Lebanon, last week at a time when hostilities are escalating on Lebanon’s southern border with Israel.
The visit that took place on 2 and 3 April represented the third country visit on Dr Balkhy’s official tour of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region since taking office in February 2024.
“Lebanon’s health system faces multiple challenges, from hosting 1.5 million Syrian refugees to hostilities in the south targeting health workers, facilities and ambulances,” said Dr Balkhy. ...
Source: WHO EMRO News - April 7, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
They said it: Do not disturb?
“I would never want my boss to feel they couldn’t reach out to me because of legislation. That would be tough in Silicon Valley. Can you imagine?” — Victoria Ortiz, 46, an accountant at a San Jose medical devices company, on a proposed law that would give workers a right not to be bothered by…#siliconvalley #victoriaortiz #sanjose #disneyland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Meet PainTEQ, a 2024 Best Places to Work honoree
PainTEQ is a medical device company headquartered in Tampa and a 2024 Best Places to Work honoree. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Chris Erickson Source Type: news
Is the 'cancer gas' used in YOUR state? Medical gas found in thousands of hospitals across US is linked to deadly tumors
The EPA has found that cancer-causing gas ethylene oxide (EtO) is used in 88 facilities across the country to sterilize medical equipment like ventilators used in thousands of hospitals. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Md. medical device company nabs $22.4M in fresh funding, eyes more
The University of Maryland spinout develops treatments for controlling bleeding during surgery. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Sara Gilgore Source Type: news
Tech war: China could face US, EU curbs over legacy chips – DW
After the US cut China's access to cutting-edge chips, the EU and US are concerned about the country's dominance of semiconductors used in everyday technology. Legacy chips, used in everything from washing machines to cars and TVs to medical devices, may not be as powerful as the state-of-the-art…#beijing #joannechiao #taiwan #trendforce #dw #belgian #leuven #europeancommission #malcolmpenn #lamresearch (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Electromagnetic Compatibility and Radio Compliance for Medical Devices, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks
In this free webinar, gain insights into electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements for medical devices. Attendees will learn how to integrate a radio in a medical device. The featured speaker will discuss emerging EMC concerns for medical devices. TORONTO, April 3, 2024... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 3, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
The Organ Is Still Working. But It ’s Not in a Body Anymore.
Perfusion keeps a donated organ alive outside the body, giving surgeons extra time and increasing the number of transplants possible. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ted Alcorn Tags: your-feed-science Surgery and Surgeons Doctors Transplants Liver Organ Donation Blood Lungs Heart Medical Devices Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago, Ill) Source Type: news
The Technique Reshaping Organ Transplantation
Perfusion keeps a donated organ alive outside the body, giving surgeons extra time and increasing the number of transplants possible. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ted Alcorn Tags: your-feed-science Surgery and Surgeons Doctors Transplants Liver Organ Donation Blood Lungs Heart Medical Devices Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago, Ill) Source Type: news
Pelvital Announces Advisory Board, Fueling its Mission to Transform the Standard of Care for Urinary Incontinence
Women's Health Medical Device Company Deepens Impact with Naming of Advisory Board EAGAN, Minn., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Pelvital, the women's health MedTech company on a mission to transform the standard of care for urinary incontinence, is proud to announce the formation of... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 2, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PER WOM Source Type: news
Xtalks Announces its Life Science Webinar Calendar for April 2024
Upcoming free, educational webinars from Xtalks will feature topics on clinical trials, commercialization & HEOR, drug discovery & development, food, healthcare, laboratory technology, medical device, patient recruitment & retention, pharma manufacturing & supply chain and pharmaceutical... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
Medibrane Ltd Forges Strategic Manufacturing Representation Partnership with HnG Medical Incorporated in China
ROSH HAAYIN, Israel, March 31, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Medibrane Ltd, a leading contract manufacturer in the Medical Device industry, is thrilled to announce a pivotal milestone with the signing of a manufacturing representation agreement with HnG Medical Incorporated, a key player in... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 31, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: LIC JVN Source Type: news
FDA Issues Alert on Heart Pump Linked to Deaths
The agency faulted the device maker for delayed notice of mounting complications, citing increasing reports of how use of the device perforated the walls of the heart. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Jewett Tags: Medical Devices Consumer Protection Heart Deaths (Fatalities) Implants Food and Drug Administration impella Abiomed Inc Johnson & your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Industry payments to radiologists total out at $392M
Out of 39 specialties, radiology was in the top third when ranked by industry payments to doctors over a nine-year period, according to an article published March 28 in JAMA.Between August 2013 and December 2022, 50% of 68,718 radiologists received industry payments totaling $392 million, lead author Ahmed Sayed, of Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, and U.S. colleagues reported. The total for all U.S. physicians over the period was $12.1 billion.“Despite evidence that financial conflicts of interest may influence physician prescribing and may damage patients’ trust in medical professionals, such relationships remai...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
VA: Methodology for Reimbursing Medical Services, Extended Care Services, Pharmaceuticals, and Durable Medical Equipment Not on Medicare Fee Schedules
Notice from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) making changes to rates contained within the VA fee schedule, which is used as part of the rate structure for certain agreements the VA uses to purchase community care under the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP). This notice also describes the VA's use of non-reimbursable codes and industry-standard business practices to ensure consistent adjudication of claims for services deemed non-billable or non-reimbursable. These changes are effective March 27, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 27, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
