Key Surgical awarded group purchasing agreement with Premier

Key Surgical has been awarded a group purchasing agreement with Premier. Effective October 1st, the new agreement allows Premier members, at their discretion, to take advantage of special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Premier for Instrument Cleaners and Enzymatics.  “Key Surgical is thrilled to extend our relationship with Premier,” says Erik Hromatka, Director, National Accounts, Key Surgical. “We are proud ...

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CHUCK SIEMS JOINS PURE PROCESSING

New executive will help lead next phase of business growth Pure Processing LLC, developer and provider of pre-cleaning equipment, technologies and accessories for healthcare reprocessing departments, announces the appointment of Chuck Siems, a seasoned sales administrator with three decades of healthcare experience, as executive vice president of business development for the company.  “Our focus as a company is to maintain ...

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80% cut in antibiotics entering Thames is needed to avoid surge in superbugs

The amount of antibiotics entering the River Thames would need to be cut by as much as 80% to avoid the development and spread of antibiotic-resistant “superbugs,” a new study has shown. Scientists from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) modeled the effects of antibiotic prescriptions on the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a river. It found that across ...

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Are we using biologic therapy properly?

The introduction of infliximab (Remicade), the first biologic therapy approved for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), did not result in lower rates of hospitalizations or intestinal surgeries among patients living with IBD in Ontario, according to a study published by authors from several Canadian hospitals and ICES in the journal Gut. The authors studied trends in hospitalizations, surgeries and ...

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