3M has filed a series of legal actions and is working with law enforcement around the world to fight fraud, price gouging and counterfeiting 3M continued to take decisive action to protect the public from price gouging and fraud for respiratory protection equipment by filing a legal action today in […]
Tag: COVID-19
Healthcare Worker Protection Added Benefit Of Innovative Nebulizer System
Circulaire® ll Aerosol Drug Delivery System mitigates healthcare workers’ exposure to contagions like coronavirus while optimizing medication delivery for patients* In today’s unprecedented challenge to protect healthcare workers on the front lines as they battle coronavirus, one Arizona company is providing a unique nebulizer system designed to mitigate caregiver exposure […]
Ventilator Makers Unite to Create Vent Training App
Several of the world’s ventilator manufacturers have formed a Ventilator Training Alliance (VTA) and partnered with Allego to create a mobile app that frontline medical providers can use to access a centralized repository of ventilator training resources. Dräger, GE Healthcare, Getinge, Hamilton Medical, Medtronic, Nihon Kohden, and Philips have joined […]
ResMed Statement: Role of CPAP in Mitigating the Effects of COVID-19
ResMed has released the following statement regarding CPAP’s role in mitigating the effects of COVID-19 from ResMed Chief Medical Officer Carlos M. Nunez, M.D.: “ResMed’s primary focus is to put as many lifesaving respiratory devices as possible into the hands of frontline heroes – the healthcare providers treating patients worldwide […]
Healow Telehealth Usage Booming Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
eClinicalWorks®, a leader in healthcare IT solutions, announced healow Telehealth, the most widely used telehealth solution, has experienced an unprecedented increase in usage while physicians support the care of millions of Americans throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first 10 days of 四月, utilization has crossed 10 million minutes. From everyday […]
3B Medical Gets Emergency-Use Approval for Two New Devices
On 四月 14, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted 3B Medical Emergency Use Authorization for 3B Medical’s new High-Flow H80 System and its Luna BPAP ST non-invasive respiratory devices. These devices may now be used in the U.S. during the COVID-19 public health emergency. “Both of these devices […]
Opinion: Hoarding Toilet Paper is Not the New Normal
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD During my last visit to the grocery store, after directing me to the hermetically sealed conveyor belt, the clerk grinning proudly said, “Welcome to the new normal.” No, thank you. These ad hoc restrictions on our liberties are not normal—at least in the United […]
Philips Increases Hospital Ventilator Production, Introduces New E30 Emergency-Use Ventilator
Philips engages manufacturing partners Flex Ltd. (NASDAQ: FLEX) and Jabil (NYSE: JBL), as well as other partners, to further expand its hospital ventilator assembly lines and strengthen its supply chain Company introduces the Philips Respironics E30 ventilator, a versatile and easy-to-use ventilator to treat patients with respiratory insufficiency, designed […]
Free Hotel Accommodations for COVID-19 Frontline Healthcare Workers
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact, #FirstRespondersFirst announced today a partnership with Marriott International to support frontline healthcare workers with essential protective equipment, accommodations, child care, food, mental health support and other essential resources. As people are being asked to serve the public health by stepping back, frontline […]
ATS Publishes New Guidance on COVID-19 Management
An American Thoracic Society-led international task force has released a guidance document to help clinicians manage COVID-19 patients in the face of a worldwide pandemic and minimal empirical evidence to guide treatment. The new guidance – “COVID-19: Interim Guidance on Management Pending Empirical Evidence”– is published as an open-access document on […]












