As anyone who has gotten a COVID-19 test can confirm, having a swab stuck up your nose is not a pleasant experience. Most people experience discomfort and watery eyes, though the sensation doesn't ...

What association, formed in 1996, was born to spread positive messaging around a particular type of medical device ...

As a toxicologist, I have followed the Environmental Protection Agency’s work on ethylene oxide (EtO) closely, and am concerned about how the recent article titled “A Dirty Business: How the medical ...

HAW RIVER, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Andersen Sterilizers, international manufacturer of high-efficiency, flexible chamber, low temperature gas sterilizers, today announced 510(k) clearance by the U.S.

HAW RIVER, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Andersen Sterilizers and its sister company, contract sterilization specialist Andersen Scientific, were awarded the very first master file in the FDA's 510(k) ...

Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized new regulations to govern the more than 80 industrial facilities across the nation that use ethylene oxide, a highly potent and toxic ...

Sterilizing medical equipment is essential for modern healthcare, but the process generates a substantial public health risk. The key culprit is the chemical ethylene oxide, which is both a highly ...

The battle over the sterilization agent ethylene oxide began like a sequel to “Erin Brockovich” — local activists shut down big chemical plants over cancer fears — and then the coronavirus hit. Now ...

ATLANTA — Another metro Atlanta company has been accused of - and fined for - spewing the cancer-causing gas ethylene oxide into the air. Sterilization Services of Georgia is located just off of ...

In a major crackdown that has raised serious concerns over patient safety, officials in Telangana busted an unlicensed ...