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The new general chapter, USP 800 Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings, has created a lot of confusion around what types of refrigerators are suitable for the hazardous drug room. Although there is no universal standard for an USP 800 compliant refrigerator, there are some...

The 2016-207 influenza season is upon us. Providers are expected to receive approximately 160 million doses of flu vaccine across the United States. The following tips will help you get your practice ready for the upcoming flu season.

Helmer Scientific started partnering with Compassion International in 1999 by sponsoring our first child Yetenayet Beheru in Ethiopia. She was 6 years old at that time. Now, in her early twenties, Yetenayet is a successful graduate of the program, equipped and inspired to live...

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Zipline, a US robotics and drone technology, has implemented the world’s first drone delivery service for life-saving blood products in Rwanda. The Ministry of Health of Rwanda and the National Center for Blood Transfusion (NCBT) pursued options to improve...

At Helmer Scientific, we are looking forward to our 37^th consecutive year of exhibiting at the AABB Annual Meeting. This year’s meeting takes place in Orlando, Florida, October 22 – 25, 2016. Helmer Scientific will be located at Booth #1237.

Proper vaccination is the CDC’s primary recommendation to protect against seasonal flu.  It is estimated that between 157 and 168 million doses of injectable vaccine will be administered during this year’s flu season alone. However, these life-saving vaccinations are only...

In part one of this blog series, we answered three questions parents are asking their physician's about child vaccinations. More and more parents are opting their children out of the regular vaccination schedule. "A study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics found...

Many departments throughout the hospital are extremely tight on space. From the lab, to the pharmacy, there are various items that require refrigeration such as patient samples and medications, but lack of space makes it extremely difficult to use proper medical-grade...

Reliable cold-storage equipment plays a vital role in safeguarding precious samples and biological products for patient care and research. Quality and performance should be at the foundation of how an Ultra-Low Freezer is designed. For example, it seems clear that Ultra-Low...

"A new study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics has found that vaccine refusal by parents is on the rise. Pediatricians who had encountered at least one child patient with parents against vaccinations grew from 74.5 percent to 87 percent between 2006 and 2013 ⁽¹⁾."...