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Key insights from the 2023 Howe Lifetime Achievement Award winners Each year, we’re proud to recognize individuals whose achievements in technology and innovation significantly contribute to...

Authored by Caitlin Asjes, Senior Director of BD Global Public Health For more than 125 years, BD has been creating new technologies that improve the quality of life for billions of patients...

How much talent and innovation are unrealized due to lack of opportunity? As one research paper examining inventorship put it, “there are many ‘lost Einsteins’—individuals who would have...

It’s World Quality Week, a time to celebrate our commitment to quality products and services and raise awareness of the importance of the quality profession.

Imagine you or your loved one having the ability to receive care from the comfort of home. As healthcare trends continue to shift, the “hospital-at-home" vision is becoming a reality. In a...

Denise Russell Fleming, Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President of Technology & Global Services for BD As disciplines, cybersecurity and information technology (IT) are built on the...

Diverse representation has long been a core value of BD. We believe that having associates of all genders, backgrounds, skills, and perspectives drive infinite possibilities to advancing the world...

“Your child may have cancer.” These are words that no parent or caregiver wants to hear. In Mexico, cancer is the most common cause of death due to disease in patients aged 5 to 14 years oldi....

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...

“Cervical cancer is not only a health concern, but also a barrier to women’s ability to pursue an education, advance their economic opportunities and support the well-being of their...

On World Patient Safety Day (September 17), the World Health Organization is bringing awareness to the role of the patient with this year’s theme, “Engaging Patients for Patient Safety.” BD...

September marks Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month. PAD is the narrowing of the arteries that carry blood away from the heart to other parts of the body. The most common type is...

“Generational impact, transformational and life-changing” – these are some of the words used to describe BD’s Volunteer Service Trip program. BD’s Volunteer Service Trip, which is...

At BD, cybersecurity is one way we honor our commitment to doing what is right.

By Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA, Vice President of North America Medical Affairs The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the most broadly...

BD CSO Joe Smith challenges the status quo of vascular access today

By Shana Neal, EVP & Chief People Officer In our recently released Fiscal Year 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, we detail the progress we’ve made toward our 2030+ ESG...

BD Earns Top Score and Recognition as Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion

BD took center stage opening the first day of Device Talks Boston, with Chairman, President and CEO Tom Polen sharing perspective on BD’s progress, the shared Purpose that unites our 75,000+...

By: Adrienne Brott, SVP, Quality, Interventional Segment & Central Inspire Quality is our multi-year journey towards best-in-class healthcare quality. For BD, this means a full redesign,...

Aruna Ayer, PhD, Sr. Director of Single-Cell Multiomics Over the past decades, scientists have been interested in unraveling the complexity of cells, the building blocks of life. The human body is...

Ben Redgell, Social Media Manager and Co-Leader, OPEN ARG At BD, we firmly believe that to deliver on our Purpose we must foster an environment centered around inclusion and diversity for our...