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What will it take to make more PPE in the US?

What will it take to make more PPE in the US?

A southern Virginia factory, which is the only facility in the U.S. that is equipped to make medical-grade synthetic rubber for exam gloves, isn't actually making any at all. Neither are two other factories — one in Maryland, one in New Hampshire — that are supposed...

Firms donate PPE to Israel search and rescue

Medical device makers Dentec Safety Specialists and United Safety Technology (UST) are assisting in efforts to send aid to Israel in response to the Oct. 7 terror attacks, as part of the American Medical Manufacturers Association (AMMA). The AMMA-led effort will make...

The HealthIL organization

The HealthIL organization

The HealthIL organization, which helps the health system implement new technologies to improve the quality of medicine, created a collaboration with SafeSource Direct, which supplies personal protective equipment, and the American Personal Medical Equipment...

COVID-19 economy wanes along with pandemic’s urgency

COVID-19 economy wanes along with pandemic’s urgency

Giant drugmaker Pfizer has cut its revenue forecast for the year by $9 billon, largely due to weaker-than-expected sales of the company’s COVID-19 booster and the treatment Paxlovid. Like so many darlings of the COVID economy, Pfizer has seen a dramatic reversal of...

Away They Go – A Bipartisan Senate Delegation Heads to China

Away They Go – A Bipartisan Senate Delegation Heads to China

Takeaway: We urge our leaders to protect America’s ability to remain competitive and resilient in the face of public health challenges Background: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will lead a bi-partisan delegation to China. The timing couldn’t be more critical....

New Norfolk business will focus on manufacturing health products

New Norfolk business will focus on manufacturing health products

NORFOLK — Business leaders and Gov. Glenn Youngkin reiterated their focus on reshoring health product capabilities Wednesday at the ribbon-cutting for a new Norfolk business. Michael Alkire has a passion to reshore manufacturing, he told the crowd of over 100 at the...

UST to make gloves at reduced costs with trade authorization

UST to make gloves at reduced costs with trade authorization

BALTIMORE, Md.—United Safety Technologies' mission to bring domestically produced personal protective equipment and create supply chain resilience has received another vote of confidence from the U.S. government. UST, which is on track to open its nitrile glove...

Ochsner, supply companies form medical manufacturers group

Ochsner, supply companies form medical manufacturers group

Click here to read the article New Orleans-based Ochsner Health and its supply company, SafeSource Direct, teamed up with seven U.S.-based medical device manufacturers to form the American Medical Manufacturers Association.  The newly formed group aims...