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Ticks – It’s that time of year again
Its tick season, Are you ready? Its that time of year again. Along with lovely, warm, sunny days, gardens in full production, Long walks along winding paths through the woods comes the emergence of the dreaded tick. Honestly, I haven’t found ticks to be of much good...
The medical supply shortages continue- Blood Collection Tubes
January 18,2022 the FDA issued a supply shortage of every type of blood collection tubes. These tubes are used in blood coagulation tests, drug and hormone levels, to basic chemistry and hematology tests, and provide the foundation the health practitioner needs to...
Update on Contrast Media Shortage and Iodine Recycling Program
I contacted the spokesman, David Norris for GE Healthcare, the primary producer of the iodine based contrast dye that is used in CT scans and other Xray applications, and he sent a press release posted June 2,2022, “GE Healthcare expects production capacity from its...
Medical supply shortage is in crisis
Reports through the nation’s hospitals are sharing stories of severe shortages of medicines, IV solutions, durable medical equipment and contrast dyes used in diagnostic procedures. The situation is dire and isn’t getting any better soon. Supply shortages include...
Monkeypox – Should we be concerned?
Reports of Monkey Pox are in the headlines now, from case fatality rates as high as 10 percent to the virus being part of a planned bioterror attack. A few recent headlines: British officials confirm 19 more monkeypox cases Monkeypox spread “concerning” say President...
Baby Formula Shortage and Available Resources
As parents desperately search from store to store, city to city and even reports of state to state for baby formula we are left with some questions: When and where did the formula shortage start? Back in February, Abbott Laboratories initiated a recall of powdered...