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Children international and the United Nations take action to end poverty by helping put youth to work
Children International, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization, is joining the United Nations' global effort called "Stand Up and Take Action" in a 3-day celebration to raise awareness of poverty, especially among youth. The grassroots events taking place from September 17-19 hope to mobilize organizations and individuals around the world to support the UN's goal to end poverty by the year 2015. ...
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Laureate education and international youth foundation announce YouthActionNet(R) program commitment at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting
Laureate Education, in partnership with the International Youth Foundation (IYF), announced a Commitment to Action at today's Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting. Through its commitment to the YouthActionNet Program for Young Social Entrepreneurs, Laureate will fully support the YouthActionNet global program, launch nine new YouthActionNet national institutes, and provide enhanced ...
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IHEEM Healthcare Estates Conference & Exhibition 2012
Clarke Energy is pleased to be exhibiting with GE at the IHEEM Healthcare Estates Conference and Exhibition 2012. The event will be taking place at the Manchester Central Convention Complex. The IHEEM Annual Conference is the UK’s key meeting place for estates and facilities experts shaping the healthcare landscape. Healthcare Estates is an event that focuses on the design, build, ...
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Reviews and Ratings, Even Hospitals Have to Worry About Them
Ratings systems and online review sites have hospitals under the magnifying glass more than ever. Healthcare organizations must worry about their reputation with the government’s Hospital Compare data and organizations like Leapfrog. As Leapfrog recently explained to The Sentinel, every rating system has differences by design. Reviews and ratings judge hospitals not only on outcomes and ...
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IHEEM- October 2015
Clarke Energy will be exhibiting at the flagship event in the Institute Healthcare Engineering Estate Management’s (IHEEM) calendar at Manchester Central Convention Centre on the 20th – 21st October 2015. We are attending to give information on hospital combined heat and power. Clarke Energy has many established projects within the healthcare industry. The iconic projects that we ...
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Hospitality Industry Continues to Fight the Battle with Bed Bugs
Horror stories of bed bugs have been going viral lately, smearing the reputations of many hospitality brands. Hotels everywhere need to ask themselves: what is management doing to prevent bed bug infestations, and how would we respond to a complaint? North Carolina Hotel Sued for Bed Bugs Twenty-five bites, and a pillow containing hundreds of bed bugs. That was the horrifying experience of one ...
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Harris Health System selects DNV Healthcare for Hospital Accreditation
Harris Health System will pursue accreditation from DNV Healthcare for its three hospitals. Harris Health System will pursue accreditation from DNV Healthcare for its three hospitals. DNV’s unique program integrates ISO 9001 compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation. Harris becomes the third major hospital system in the Texas Medical Center switching to DNV, joining The ...
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Nova Blood Gas Analyzers Add Important New Test: Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
Waltham, MA - Nova Biomedical announces the addition of another important critical care parameter to its Stat Profile Prime Plus blood gas analyzer—the ability to rapidly calculate and report mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). MCHC is a measure of the hemoglobin concentration in a given volume of packed red blood cells. MCHC, along with measured hemoglobin and ...
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Illinois Makes Hospital Acquired Infection Data Available
Earlier this month, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced updates to the state’s Hospital Report Card and Consumer Guide to Healthcare Website. The new updates include information about hospital acquired infection prevention and control staffing. According to Dr. Arnold, IDPH Director, “It is vital that consumers have a solid understanding about the quality of ...
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Deborah Heart and Lung Center Introduces the Ivenix Infusion System to the Hospital
Deborah Heart and Lung Center announces its successful hospital-wide go live with Ivenix, a modern smart infusion pump system. “Though everyone is familiar with IV pump delivery systems used to administer medications during a patient’s hospital stay, improvements in technology have allowed us to do it in a controlled and measured way,” said Rita Zenna, RN, Deborah’s Vice ...
By Ivenix, Inc.
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Rapid COVID-19 Genome Sequencing Aids Outbreak Investigations
As countries begin to ease restrictions and allow some businesses to reopen, contact tracing and epidemiological studies will be critical to understand resurgence of potential COVID-19 outbreaks. Scientists not only need to know who is infected, they also need to rapidly identify which strain of the virus is spreading. To expedite such analysis, Thermo Fisher Scientific has now optimized its Ion ...
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Ronald McDonald House of Durham & Wake Receives HealthySole Help Maintain Healthy Environment for Patients and Families
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new device using advanced UVC light technology that eliminates pathogens from the soles of shoes now greets people as they enter and exit Ronald McDonald House (RMH) of Durham. The HealthySole PLUS unit, donated by Collier’s Medical Equipment and HealthySole, is the newest addition to a comprehensive infection prevention program at RMH to ensure patient and ...
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Study Demonstrates Substantial Cost Savings in Health Economic Model of the Inflammatix Host-Response Test for Sepsis
Inflammatix, a pioneering molecular diagnostics company delivering precision medicine at the point of care, announced the publication of a health economic model that shows use of the company’s HostDxTM Sepsis test in patients suspected of acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) in Emergency Departments is cost-effective versus standard-of-care. The study was published today in The Journal ...
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5 Benefits of Using Electronic Contact Tracing In Healthcare
Contact tracing is an important strategy for controlling disease. Hospitals that can quickly identify who was exposed, where they went, and who they interacted with can cut down on transmission and significantly slow the spread of costly infections. Unfortunately, many hospitals and healthcare settings still rely on manual efforts to contact trace, which can be time-intensive and prone to error. ...
By BioVigil
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TriMedika Wins Innovate UK Women in Innovation Awards
Dr. Roisin Molloy, CEO, and co-founder of TriMedika; an innovative medical technology manufacturer, supplying the most accurate hospital-grade non-contact thermometers to hospitals worldwide, based in Belfast. Innovate UK launched Women in Innovation in 2016, after research revealed that just 1 in 7 applications for Innovate UK support came from women. Boosting the number of female entrepreneurs ...
By TriMedika
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Nanovis Named MedTech Outlook Top 10 Orthopedic Solution Provider 2019
CARMEL, Indiana. (May 8, 2019) – Nanovis today announced that MedTech Outlook recognized Nanovis as a Top 10 Orthopedic Solution Provider, 2019. Its industry-leading fixation technologies offer surgeons and hospitals the best aspects of fixation, visualization, and durability. Nanovis’ developmental infection technology platforms promise to offer surgeons and hospitals much-needed ...
By Nanovis
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McKesson releases 2010 corporate citizenship report
McKesson Corporation, the world’s largest healthcare services company, today announced the release of its fiscal year 2010 (FY10) Corporate Citizenship Report. Through the voices of employees, grantees and customers, this online-only report provides an update on McKesson’s corporate citizenship accomplishments throughout FY10. It is available at www.mckesson.com/citizenshipreport. ...
By 3BL Media
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T-knife Therapeutics Announces $110 Million Series B Financing to Advance Pipeline of T-cell Receptor Therapies
T-knife Therapeutics, Inc., a next-generation T-cell receptor company developing a pipeline of innovative therapeutics for solid tumor patients, today announced the successful completion of a $110 million Series B financing. The financing was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, LLC., with participation from other new investors including, LSP, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), ...
By T-Knife GmbH
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NEC OncoImmunity AS and Oslo University Hospital team up to develop a diagnostic for COVID-19 using artificial intelligence
NEC OncoImmunity AS (NOI), a subsidiary of NEC Corporation (NEC), and Oslo University Hospital (OUH) are pleased to announce that they have recently been awarded a prestigious grant from the Research Council of Norway (RCN) to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that will enable the rapid design of T-cell diagnostics for emerging or endemic infectious diseases. The project will ...
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