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Angiotech Pharmaceuticals (Vancouver, British Columbia), a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on drug-coated medical devices and biomaterials, said it has licensed a portfolio of biomaterial, drug delivery and medical device technologies from Poly-Med (Anderson, South Carolina).
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Edwards Lifesciences (Irvine, California) reported this month that it is discontinuing its Lifepath AAA endovascular graft program for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms in order to shift some of its developmental resources to other areas.
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Even as Johnson & Johnsons (New Brunswick, New Jersey) Cordis (Miami Lakes, Florida) unit was rolling out results of a three-year trial of its Cypher drug-eluting stent (DES) during the American College of Cardiology meeting, another study was being reported comparing Cypher with another DES being used in Europe.
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Medicaid exec: Funds will dry up this summer; KidCare insurance will be cut back.
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A Toronto nurse who contracted severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has sued the city, provincial, and federal governments, asserting that the public health authorities halted precautions too soon and put political considerations above health and safety concerns.
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Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA, hasnt vaccinated a single health care worker against smallpox. Yet the hospital is well-prepared for a possible smallpox event with a plan that would allow vaccination of 5,600 employees in a three-day period.
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Reliability is the most important performance criteria for phlebotomy devices, but everything from patient care to comfort with the technique influences preferences of frontline users, according to a survey of health care workers by the Safety Institute of Premier Inc., an alliance of hospitals and health systems based in Oak Brook, IL.
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The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum (NQF) are accepting applications for the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Awards, which recognize individuals and health care organizations that are making significant contributions to improving patient safety.
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While much attention has been paid to new hospital infection control standards for 2005, the Joint Commission also is adopting similar standards in long-term care facilities.
