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Dave Edwards returns to Premier as National Vice President of Business Development
 | | Dave Edwards rejoined Premier Inc. in July as national vice president of business development. Edwards was with Premier from 1999 to 2016 as vice president of supplier relations and business development. Most recently, he served as vice president of account management for Omnicell and senior vice president and general manager of strategic corporate accounts for Siemens Healthcare Solutions, where he managed strategic ... |
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New study shows Abbott's blood test for concussion could predict outcomes for brain injury and inform treatment interventions
 | | A new study published in The Lancet Neurology demonstrates the ability of two blood-based biomarkers to predict how someone will recover from traumatic brain injury (TBI). Testing for these two biomarkers in the immediate aftermath of an injury can help health care providers determine the best way to treat and care for patients. ... |
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USDA invests $74M to improve rural healthcare facilities nationwide
 | | The USDA Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that USDA is awarding $74 million in grants to improve health care facilities (PDF, 321 KB) in rural towns across the Nation. These grants will help 143 rural health care organizations expand critical services for 3 million people in 37 states, Guam and Puerto Rico. The investments include $32 million for 67 rural health care organizations to help more than 1 million people living in socially vulnerable communities |
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Roche announces FDA approval of Xofluza to treat influenza in children ages 5 and up
 | | Roche announced that the FDA has approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Xofluza® (baloxavir marboxil) for the treatment of acute uncomplicated influenza in otherwise healthy children aged five to less than 12 years of age who have been symptomatic for no more than 48 hours.This marks the first single-dose oral influenza medicine approved in the US for children in this age group ... |
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FDA approves first NGS-based companion diagnostic to identify candidates for treatment with ENHERTU
 | | The FDA has granted premarket approval to Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Oncomine Dx Target Test as a companion diagnostic (CDx) to identify patients whose tumors have a HER2 (ERBB2) activating mutations (SNVs & Exon 20 Insertion) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who may be candidates for ENHERTU (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki). ENHERTU is a specifically engineered HER2 directed antibody drug ... |
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Medline opens distribution center in Montgomery, New York
 | | Medline recently celebrated the opening of two LEED-certified distribution centers, an 800,000 square-foot facility in St. Peters, Missouri and a 1.3 million-square-foot distribution center in Montgomery, New York. On Monday, August 1, local dignitaries from the town of Montgomery, the Orange County Partnership, New York State Empire State Development, and representatives from Medline, major hospitals, ... |
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DISC Sports & Spine Center breaks ground on next-level ASC in Los Angeles
 | | DISC Sports & Spine Center (“DISC”) continues to strengthen its presence in the Los Angeles market by announcing plans for a new ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in Marina del Rey, for which construction has already begun. Located adjacent to DISC’s existing musculoskeletal clinic in Steelwave’s Marina Park (map), the new ASC combines the latest advances ... |
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4 tips for managing a successful sales team
 | | Managing a sales team can be challenging even in the best of circumstances, especially when you are trying to drive growth for your organization. As the lifeblood of your company, the sales team needs an effective management team to steer the boat in the right direction. Here are four tips for managing a successful sales team ... |
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