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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⁾."...

Medical-grade refrigeration continues to be an important topic for healthcare providers; these cold storage units are critical to protecting very expensive, and sometimes very sensitive, medications and vaccines.  Pharmacy Purchasing & Products (PP&P) recently released The 11th...

Zika virus continues to impact blood collection establishments and their efforts to keep the blood supply safe. Active transmission is occurring in the Americas, Oceania/Pacific Islands, Africa, and Asia. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released...

Influenza viruses circulate heavily in the Unites States each year from October to May. The virus can spread up to 6 feet from an infected individual. Although the flu is often treatable with rest, influenza can cause serious illness or even death in at risk individuals such as...

The World Health Organization recommends that average patient room noise levels remain only slightly louder than a whisper. However, the average noise level in an American hospital often exceeds 50 decibels and peaks around 90 decibels, which is harmful to patient recovery and...

It can be confusing for a laboratory to choose between manual defrost and auto-defrost freezers. A commonly held belief is that manual defrost freezers are the best choice for storing certain sensitive biological materials such as enzymes. Traditional auto-defrost freezers...