BD blog

BD was recognized today as one of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AADP) and Disability:IN via its 2019 Disability Equality...

When it comes to safety, doing what is right for patients is at the forefront of innovation and business practices at BD. Recently, our commitment to innovation and making sure patients in the...

The measles outbreak in the United States this year has affected more than 900 people in 23 states, the largest number of cases since 1994. On May 6, the World Health Organization issued a warning...

By Gary Cohen, Renuka Gadde and Janine Jagger At a time when universal health coverage (UHC) is an overriding goal for sustainable development, the well-being of health care workers must be...

BD was named today to Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s top 100 Best Corporate Citizens in 2019. The publication, which has been ranking U.S. public companies since 1999 for their outstanding...

This month, BD associates at Company headquarters in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, were visited by NBA Hall of Famer, humanitarian and friend of BD – Dikembe Mutombo – to speak with associates...

Renuka Gadde, Vice President of BD Global Health, announced last week the launch of new tools to address the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance (when bacteria or fungus becomes resistant to...

“When it comes to testing for HIV, people want privacy, confidentiality, and control of the place where they learn their status.” – Heather Awsumb, Population Services International (PSI)...

This April, in honor of limb loss awareness month, it’s important to bring discussions around Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI), a serious yet underrecognized condition, to the forefront. This...

This week, the BD Global Health team along with thought leaders, key partners from around the world and BD business leaders have gathered in The Hague, Netherlands for the Global Health Annual...

Act locally – reach globally. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) – one of the largest LGBT+ and civil rights advocacy groups in the world – today named BD to its annual 2019 Best...

Did you know… diseases from dirty water kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war? 1 Why water According to the World Health Organization – just over five years...

According to UNICEF, nearly 1,000 children under the age of five needlessly died yesterday from diarrhea caused by the consumption of untreated water and unsanitary conditions. Predictably, and...

We are pleased to announce that BD and DCA Design International– a world leading product design company – have won a Good Design ® Award for the BD Libertas ™ Wearable Injector. BD Libertas™

The future is exciting. Let’s build a gender-balanced world. Everyone has a part to play – all the time, everywhere. BD is dedicating the month of March to celebrating associates who champion...

BD’s own Dr. Larry Hirsch, Vice President of Medical Affairs for Diabetes Care, was diagnosed in 1957 with type 1 diabetes (T1D) as a young child, and has been living with diabetes ever...

Polio – short for poliomyelitis – is a highly infectious viral disease that most commonly affects young children. The virus, which can be transmitted person-to-person, is known to cause fever,...

June 25, 2018 - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing threat around the world, and it is estimated that by 2050, AMR will potentially cause more deaths globally than cancer does today1. In...

Community Health Centers: Providing a Lifeline of Care to Vulnerable Communities Community health centers are on the front lines, every day, providing life-saving care to more than 27 million...

Silver Spring, MD - BD is proud to partner with the American Nurses Association (ANA) to launch the ANA Innovation Awards. These awards will highlight and recognize nurse-led innovation that...

BD and the international nonprofit WeRobotics recently completed a two-week study in the Peruvian Amazon testing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, commonly known as “drones”) for expanding...

On June 27, 1997, the PleurX catheter system received FDA clearance and started the 20 year journey of offering compassionate care to more than 400,000 patients with pleural effusions and...

BD leads a global effort, helping convene a group of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) experts. Antimicrobials—drugs that kill infectious bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi—are a mainstay of...

Associates invest in many programs addressing social responsibility. In 1956, on a routine business trip to Brasil, Fairleigh Dickinson, Jr., son of the founder of BD, met Romeu do Carmo Abreu, an...

BD hosts Fourth Healthcare Worker Safety Summit in Johannesburg. The spread of infection and disease is opportunistic in nature, and those who routinely come into contact with these hazards must...