The healthcare industry is increasingly aware of the challenges that climate change presents to global health outcomes. Environmental issues such as air pollution and extreme weather events contribute to increases in the number of patients requiring treatment. This in turn...
Read more »Explaining the NSF / ANSI 456 Vaccine Storage Standard
Vaccine demand has increased due to the global COVID-19 pandemic; the need for specialized refrigerators and freezers to help safeguard these life-saving products has become more critical than ever. As temperature excursions can affect the viability of vaccines, choosing...
Read more »Medical-Grade Refrigeration in Clinical Lab: Trends and Adoption Rate
Clinical laboratories need to ensure that temperature-sensitive reagents and patient samples are stored properly to ensure accurate test results. Medical-grade cold storage designed to maintain strict temperature ranges helps safeguard the integrity of these materials. It also...
Read more »Critical Shortages Highlight Importance of National Blood Donor Month
The blood supply in the United States is facing unprecedented challenges. News headlines are indicating the nation’s blood supply is hanging by a thread, and hospitals in some areas are almost completely out of blood. The current situation drives home the critical need for...
Read more »Best of 2021: Clinical Lab
Helmer Scientific has collected the top ten clinical laboratory posts from 2021. Popular topics include temperature-controlled storage that is environmentally friendly and reduces the cost of ownership, ENERGY STAR® recognition for laboratory freezers, the capabilities of the...
Read more »Helmer Scientific’s GX Solutions Refrigerators, Freezers Certified to New NSF/ANSI Vaccine Storage Safety Standard
Helmer Scientific announces certification of their GX Solutions Refrigerators and Freezers to the new NSF/ANSI 456 standard for the safe storage of vaccines. GX Solutions are the first professional medical-grade refrigerators and freezers that are optimized for critical...
Read more »Best of 2021: Blood Bank
Helmer Scientific has gathered the top ten blood bank posts from 2021. Popular topics included the new GX Solutions plasma freezers, the capabilities of the i.C3® Information Center, and the benefits of Pro Line platelet storage. Within these posts you will find a variety of...
Read more »Clinical Laboratories Testing for Multiple Respiratory Viruses
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical laboratories have had to ramp up testing for SARS-CoV-2. In addition, this year labs have had to prepare for a potential “perfect storm” of testing for influenza A, influenza B, and RSV along with COVID-19.
Read more »Best of 2021: Pharmacy and Vaccine Storage
We have gathered our top pharmacy and vaccine storage posts from the past 12 months. The year was dominated by challenges and uncertainty, and the pharmacy and other vaccine providers/administrators played a significant role in the storage and administration of COVID-19 vaccines...
Read more »Survey Highlights Importance of Rare Blood Inventories
Safe blood transfusions rely on accurate typing and cross-matching, which ensures compatibility between the donor’s and the recipient’s blood. An individual’s blood type is based on whether certain proteins are present on their red blood cells. These proteins, called antigens,...
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