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Respiratory/Sleep
ResMed Taps Nunez as CMO
December 26, 2016
SAN DIEGO – Carlos M. Nunez, MD, will become ResMed’s chief medical officer, effective January 3, 2017. Nunez most recently served as senior vice president of Medical Affairs for Becton, Dickinson and Company. He will be based in ResMed
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Legislative/Advocacy
Time Flies But Some Things Never Change
December 26, 2016
GOOSE CREEK, SC – Tempus fugit is Latin for “time flies,” and it is apropos since it’s been decades now since Medtrade Spring and Medtrade were established. I can still recall the first attempt to develop what we call today “the Med
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Legislative/Advocacy
AAHomecare Pushes Back Against Additional Cuts for Stationary Oxygen
December 26, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, AAHomecare submitted a letter to the Office of General Counsel at HHS expressing concern about the 2017 Medicare fee schedule for stationary oxygen, which has resulted in rates for rural and other non-bid area suppliers
A Salute to Award Winners and Finalists at Medtrade
December 19, 2016
ATLANTA – Over the past few weeks, Medtrade Monday readers have gotten a closer look at all the recent Medtrade award winners. The following is a recap of all the winners, and the finalists. “I encourage readers to take a look at these products a
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Respiratory/Sleep
Sleep-Related Concerns for NJ Transit, Plus Philips Builds New Distribution Center
December 19, 2016
TRENTON, NJ – In the wake of a fatal train crash last September in Hoboken, NJ, New Jersey Transit officials took 11 engineers and conductors off duty (temporarily) as part of a new program to assess fatigue-related conditions. According to reports
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General Healthcare
A Peek Ahead at Medtrade Spring
December 19, 2016
LAS VEGAS – When the revelries subside on Jan 1, 2017, it will be less than two months until Medtrade Spring. The three-day show is scheduled for Feb 27-March 1, 2017, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, and it comes at the perfect