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Every company must prioritize quality control, and for many companies, accurate weighing measurements are quickly required. This is particularly true in medical applications where chemicals must be monitored with exceptional accuracy on a daily basis to not only achieve the intended outcomes but also to safeguard the end user's health. It takes specialized tools, often referred to as "balances," to work with materials in such small quantities and with such light weights. To fulfill your duty of care in a medical setting,...

Many medical products and devices are manufactured using medical-grade plastics, such as rapid parts for surgical equipment. Considering these products often interact with blood and other internal human tissues, these plastics must meet specific requirements before they can be certified for use in manufacturing medical gadgets.

It is no secret that technology impacts basically every area of our lives today. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that technology has made its way to the scientific industry as well. It has particularly come into play in decentralized clinical trials, offering invaluable advancements for research and results. Generally, technology has enabled researchers to have an easier process when studying, as well as allowing streamlined results to come in more frequently. Technologies in clinical trials have meant that...

In the early days of drug development, medicinal chemists used a hit-and-miss process called random screening to identify potential new treatments. Scientists would create a compound and test it to see if it had any therapeutic effects. If it did, they would optimize the compound to make it more effective. This process was both time-consuming and expensive and often resulted in compounds that were only marginally better than the ones that came before. In the past few years, however, a...

It can be challenging to try and create a safe environment for elderly parents who still want to live in their own homes. This is because there are so many things to consider, from the layout of the house to the necessary safety precautions that need to be put into place. In this blog post, we will provide you with a guide on how to get started. We will cover everything from installing alarms and motion detectors to creating...

Retirement should be an exciting time to reflect on all your work and look forward to all the adventures that await. However, it can also be a period of great uncertainty and stress if you're not financially prepared. Planning for your retirement as early as possible ensures you have sufficient funds to enjoy a happy life in your golden years. But the road to retirement is a journey full of twists and turns that can set you back if you're...

A well-written year-end giving letter may be all you need to attract the next set of big donors. You can also use it to complement other fundraising mechanisms – like peer-to-peer fundraisers, crowdfunding, etc.

The CDC states that, in the United States, about 288,000 hospitalizations happen for brain injury cases every year. Brain injury tragedy can severely impact every aspect of a victim's life, from reducing their quality of life and loss of employment to long-term treatments. There are several causes for head injuries - accidents, slips and falls, sports injuries, blows to the head, etc. A brain injury patient needs immediate medical attention for the timely identification, diagnosis, and treatment of the...

Clinical trials in the medical field primarily rely on patient data. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996. The enactment of this federal law by the Unites States department of health and human services (HHS) required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient information falling into unauthorized hands . The standards were meant to protect patients’ sensitive health information from getting disclosed. So the HHS issued the HIPAA privacy rule to implement the...