Helmer Scientific designs and manufactures medical-grade cold-storage and processing equipment to help our customers deliver the highest levels of patient care. Over the years we have regularly received questions about the differences between manual and auto defrost freezers....
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Upcoming Webinar: Case Study - How Hancock Physician's Network Enhanced & Standardized their Vaccine Program
In 2016, Hancock Physician’s Network (HPN) set out to improve their vaccine program through the implementation of temperature monitoring and medical-grade refrigeration. The goal was to standardize and optimize the vaccine program across the entire network.
Read more »5 Questions to Ask When Selecting a Centrifuge
A centrifuge is an integral component of a laboratory and plays an important role in the separation of fluids, gas or liquid for analysis. Many scientists and laboratorians depend on centrifuges for a host of different applications. However, choosing the correct centrifuge can...
Read more »Value-Based Initiatives in the Clinical Lab
As the healthcare model in the United States transitions from volume-based to value-based care, clinical laboratories are seeking innovative strategies for adding value to the overall healthcare equation. The role of the clinical lab has traditionally been to provide testing and...
Read more »Strong Futures: College Road Trip!
Who doesn’t like a road trip? Especially when you get to visit a college campus. For a group of Dream Alive scholars, the college road trip may be their only opportunity to visit a college campus and see what is available beyond high school.
Read more »National Public Health Week 2018
National Public Health Week is an initiative of the American Public Health Association (APHA). It is a week long promotional campaign highlighting the Generation Public Health movement. The goal of Generation Public Health is to create the world’s healthiest nation by 2030....
Read more »AABB Releases New Edition of Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services
AABB has released the 31st edition of Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services. The new edition of Standards went into effect on April 1, 2018. Based on the most current thinking about quality and best practices in blood banking and transfusion medicine, Standards...
Read more »The American Academy of Pediatrics Shares What’s New in the 2018 CDC Vaccine Storage & Handling Toolkit
Earlier this year, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) introduced an updated Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit. The first toolkit was released after a United States Department of Health study in 2012. Vaccine temperatures were measured at various locations across the...
Read more »Strong Futures: VEX Robotics Indiana State Championship
The inaugural Indiana VEX Robotics State Championship was recently held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Over 300 robotics teams from elementary, middle and high schools across the state competed in the first ever “Super Bowl of STEM”.
Read more »Delivery by Drone: Zipline Improves Access to Blood Products in Rwanda
Photo courtesy of Zipline
Zipline, a U.S. robotics firm based in the Silicon Valley, and the Rwandan government have partnered in a project that delivers blood products to remote locations by drone. The blood delivery service began operations in late 2016, and has reduced the...
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