Intermedix Corporation, a leading provider of technology-enabled solutions for the U.S. healthcare and emergency response industries, has announced the completion of three new acquisitions: Anesthesia Revenue Management (ARM); Practice Support Resources (PSR); and ESi.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced four additional public assistance grants totaling nearly $15 million to reimburse the New York City Department of Transportation, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Nassau County, and the town of Babylon for costs associated with debris removal following Hurricane Sandy.
W.L. Gore & Associates Inc. has announced that its most advanced comfort technology is now available in tactical military and law enforcement footwear. GORE-TEX extended comfort footwear enables military and law enforcement professionals to wear a single pair of boots for the widest range of climates.
Widespread influenza activity is being reported across much of the country and the American Red Cross urges people who have not yet gotten a flu vaccine to get their vaccination now.
The American Red Cross is offering an online version of its "Coping with Deployments" course, which is designed to promote resilience in families supporting the military deployment of a loved one. The online format benefits those who are unable to attend an instructor-led course, who live far from a military installation or community, and/or who would benefit from a refresher course.
The Phoenix Group of Virginia Inc. has announced that the Sigmon System (hazardous materials suit) has received the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1992-2012 Edition Certification. The NFPA 1992 Certification is a standard for liquid- splash protective ensembles. The Sigmon System Suit is designed for emergency services personnel responding to incidents involving hazardous materials.
Arizona State University's (ASU) School of Life Sciences is offering a new course this spring to introduce freshman biology students to translational research in biomedicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. The course, BIO 191, is called "Introduction to Translational Biomedical Research," and is an important and concrete step that the school is taking toward integrating the ASU-Mayo partnership directly into the ASU curriculum for the benefit of the students.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has announced software enhancements to its Thermo Scientific FirstDefender RM and FirstDefender RMX handheld Raman chemical identification instruments. The software enhancements allow for faster results, the detection of chemicals at lower concentrations, and a first-ever "Tagging" feature that enables users to prioritize and tag individual chemicals of interest.
U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) has released his own official statement on the Committee's prospective agenda for the 113th Congress and, with it, the names of the panel's subcommittee chairmen and chairwomen.
