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By Kalvin Yu and Diane Flayhart As we recognize World AMR Awareness Week, we reflect on how the globe has recognized and reacted to public health crises and how these crises have impacted...

Blood collection is a vital procedure in clinical diagnostics and research, as it provides valuable information about the health status and biomarkers of patients and participants. However, blood...

One of the most prominent issues today for pharmacies is staff burnout. This trend was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, as pharmacists were being asked to do more and respond to critical...

By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of Medical Affairs for North America Clinical studies have reported that hospital onset bacteremia (HOB) and false-positive blood cultures can have...

Both companies are working to help reduce environmental impact of the BD syringe portfolio in health care facilities By Chee Lum, vice president and general manager of Injection Systems at BD Over...

For more than a decade, BD, PEPFAR and the CDC worked to help strengthen laboratory systems and fight HIV and TB in sub-Saharan Africa and India through the Labs for Life partnership. The Labs for...

By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of U.S. Medical Affairs and Vikas Gupta, Pharm.D., Director of Medical Affairs In our ninth weekly snapshot of viral infections across the U.S, we present...

By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of U.S. Medical Affairs and Vikas Gupta, Pharm.D., Director of Medical Affairs In our eighth weekly snapshot of viral infections across the U.S, we present...

By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of U.S. Medical Affairs and Vikas Gupta, Pharm.D., Director of Medical Affairs In our seventh weekly snapshot of viral infections across the U.S, we present...

By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of U.S. Medical Affairs and Vikas Gupta, Pharm.D., Director of Medical Affairs In our sixth weekly snapshot of viral infections across the U.S, we present...

By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of U.S. Medical Affairs and Vikas Gupta, Pharm.D., Director of Medical Affairs Our fifth weekly snapshot of viral infections across the U.S. presents data...

By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of U.S. Medical Affairs and Vikas Gupta, Pharm.D., Director of Medical Affairs BD Infectious Disease Insights launched weekly snapshots of viral infections...

By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of U.S. Medical Affairs and Vikas Gupta, Pharm.D., Director of Medical Affairs In August, we provided data showing that the COVID-19 pandemic has undone...

By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of U.S. Medical Affairs and Vikas Gupta, Pharm.D., Director of Medical Affairs This is our third weekly snapshot of viral infections across the U.S. At the...

By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of U.S. Medical Affairs and Vikas Gupta, Pharm.D., Director of Medical Affairs This is our second weekly snapshot of viral infections of the U.S. As we...

By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of U.S. Medical Affairs and Vikas Gupta, Pharm.D., Director of Medical Affairs As temperatures drop across the U.S. and we prepare for winter, medical...

Imagine being a cancer patient and receiving your life-saving treatments from the safety, comfort and convenience of your own home. Imagine having your diagnostic tests done in your local pharmacy...

Data shows that pandemic has undone progress on antimicrobial resistance; Underscores need for continued investment and attention By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of U.S. Medical Affairs...

Authored by guest blogger Dr. Sonak Pastakia, PharmD, MPH, PhD, BCPS, FCCP; Professor, Purdue University College of Pharmacy and Center for Health Equity and Innovation With the growing awareness...

By Joseph Mann, MSN, FNP-C Urgent care centers provide a niche service that doesn’t exist in the hospital, and patients have taken note and adjusted accordingly. During the pandemic, visiting a...

The goal of cervical cancer screening is simple but critical: To detect pre-cancer before it develops into cancer. Adding HPV at-home self-sampling to any cervical cancer prevention effort is...

Growing levels of resistance and regional variations underscore need for enhanced surveillance, revised guidelines.

Recent data show that inadequate antimicrobial treatment is more common among COVID-19 positive patients – leading to prolonged hospital stays. By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of U.S....

By Beth McCombs, EVP and CTO

Sepsis, severe sepsis and renal insufficiency/failure rate as top three conditions associated with COVID-19 hospital mortality complications By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of U.S. Medical...