Federal authorities are investigating shipments of counterfeit masks sent to hospitals across the country last year, including a $1.8 million sale of bogus face coverings to the Cleveland Clinic.
Buying from domestic producers of medical supplies can build more resilient medical supply chains if healthcare takes steps like identifying alternative suppliers before they’re needed, reports Harvard Business Review.
New analyses by ECRI Institute show that more than 50% of the disposable isolation gowns it tested failed to meet standard levels of protection, putting healthcare workers at risk of exposure to blood-borne or other pathogens, as well as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Federal authorities are investigating shipments of counterfeit masks sent to hospitals across the country last year, including a $1.8 million sale of bogus face coverings to the Cleveland Clinic.
Recharging N95 masks restores their filtration efficiency after they have been cleaned, opening the door for smart masks.
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After doing its part to help fight COVID-19 by producing ventilators, Ford plans to shift its focus to manufacturing masks at a brisk pace through 2021.
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In the second quarter of 2020, medical device recalls have increased by more than 30%, and that doesn’t include unofficial recalls of PPE.
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In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian textile company Duvaltex is ramping up production to offer its full range of Level 1 and Level 2 gowns and antimicrobial scrub textiles to front-line healthcare workers in the United States.
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LabMed has shipped millions of medical masks and other PPE globally to meet increased demand fueled by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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New York Health Commissioner Howard Zucker told legislators that hospitals had enough protective gear for their healthcare workers when the COVID-19 crisis was at its worst in the state, despite many reports to the contrary, according to the New York Post.
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Placerville, Calif.-based ViruShield has released two proprietary personal protective enhancement products to prevent transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
