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At Helmer Scientific, we are looking forward to exhibiting at the world’s leading medical trade fair, MEDICA 2018. MEDICA takes place in mid-November each year in Dusseldorf, Germany. This year’s fair will be held from November 12-15. The Helmer Scientific exhibit will be...

Inpatient pharmacies go to great lengths to ensure that their high-risk medications are properly stored, managed and accounted for. Hospital pharmacies deploy technology such as video cameras, smart stock cabinets, and drug management software that tracks inventory. Outpatient...

Pharmacists and other healthcare providers have a responsibility to follow guidelines and best practices for vaccine administration and general immunization practices. New vaccine approvals, observational studies, and recent outbreaks all serve as reasons for providers to...

Blood transfusions must be compatible with the recipient’s blood type. If the blood is not compatible, the patient’s immune system attacks the transfused red blood cells, causing a potentially fatal transfusion reaction. This would be the case if someone with type A blood...

Last year, the United States experienced the highest influenza death toll in at least four decades. An estimated 80,000 Americans died of the flu or flu complications last winter. ‘“That’s huge,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University vaccine expert. The tally was...

Pre-transfusion testing refers to the laboratory tests required to ensure compatibility between a patient’s blood and a transfusion of donated blood. This process includes patient identification, sample collection and labeling, and laboratory testing to determine the patient’s...

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) has implemented the Haemonetics® BloodTrack® Software System! The Haemonetics BloodTrack System is designed to improve efficiency and safety of storing and dispensing blood products at the point-of-care. This is...

The 2018 AABB Annual Meeting is just around the corner. It takes place from October 13 – 16, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. At Helmer Scientific, we’re looking forward to our 39^th consecutive year of exhibiting at AABB. Come and see us at Booth #1833!

In 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Inspector General, conducted a study called, Vaccines for Children Program: Vulnerabilities in Vaccine Management. The study was conducted to gauge how well VFC providers were meeting certain requirements for

Centrifuges are used to spin liquid samples. Ensuring uniformity of your samples is one of the top priorities in achieving successful results. We’ve pulled together 6 Tips and Tricks to help ensure successful centrifugation results.