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So many of us are affected by family and friends that suffer from cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes. With 2,200 Americans dying of cardiovascular disease every day, numerous lives are impacted. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women as well...

In 2012 The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services measured vaccine temperatures at various locations across the country to assess storage conditions. During a 2 week period, they found that 76% of the 45 selected providers had vaccines exposed to inappropriate temperatures...

Proper storage and refrigeration is essential to prevent the loss of sensitive and expensive items such as reagents and patient samples. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) provides an easy to follow Self-Assessment Checklist for Good Testing Practices. The checklist is...

We rounded up our top clinical laboratory blog posts for 2017. Laboratory personnel were reading about ultra low freezer service, platelet storage, and auto defrost. Our customers help us stay on the forefront of what is happening in the laboratory environment, so we can...

In December, at ASHP Midyear, Jeannell Mansur, Pharm.D., R.Ph., FASHP, FSMSO, Principle Consultant, Medication Management and Safety Joint Commission Resources, gave a presentation highlighting the 2018 Joint Commission Medication Management Updates.

Ambient medications stored throughout the hospital in medication rooms are often stored inside of automated dispensing cabinets which provide inventory tracking, organization, and security. Refrigerated medications, on the other hand, are often over looked when it comes to...

Have a quality assessment in your future? Don’t let it get you down. AABB News spoke with actual assessors to find out how to pass an inspection. Here are five tips for keeping your blood bank, donor center, laboratory or transfusion service quality assessment from becoming...

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute serves as the Department of Ophthalmology for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is one of the top rated ophthalmology hospitals in the United States with an exceptional team of 1,300...

DREAM Alive’s DREAM Christmas Celebration, hosted at the Indianapolis Colts’ complex, brings joy to children and their families who have been forced from their homes to emergency shelters due to domestic violence. The Christmas season is an especially tough time of year, and...

On December 1, 2017, the Blood Products Advisory Committee (BPAC) gave input to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on strategies for safeguarding the blood supply from current and future risks of transmitting Zika virus (ZIKV) through transfusions.