Advances in minimally invasive surgery have enabled patients to visit outpatient gastrointestinal facilities for procedures rather than hospital operating rooms. Infection prevention is a top priority ...

As pressure mounts on the global mining industry to secure raw materials while reducing environmental harm, a once-overlooked ...

The lifespan of medical devices is growing longer as more and more hospitals are turning to device reprocessing to cut costs, reduce waste and maximize potential use of these items. Millions of single ...

Hospitals, especially the ones operating on thin margins, are often looking to cut into their spend in order to realize savings. Finding those savings in the supply chain can be a challenge, but one ...

Plutonium is “the stuff out of which atomic bombs are made.” Plutonium can also be used as a nuclear fuel. Reprocessing is any technology that extracts plutonium from used nuclear fuel. In Canada, the ...

Every healthcare facility faces the same challenge: to reduce costs without sacrificing the delivery of quality care. As a result of dwindling healthcare reimbursements, and increased awareness of ...

Jack Egnatinsky, MD, medical director of the AAAHC and a retired anesthesiologist, discusses what ASCs must do to meet AAAHC standards if they reprocess single-use devices and equipment. Dr. Jack ...

After decades of hesitation, the United States is reconsidering nuclear fuel reprocessing—reviving the debate about proliferation risks, cost, technology competitiveness, and energy security. For ...

There are three types of chronic pain: nociceptive, which occurs from a tissue injury; neuropathic, which occurs from a nerve injury; and nociplastic, which occurs without a clear physical clause, as ...

A recently passed resolution by San Diego County seeks partnerships with national labs and companies to reprocess the waste ...

Long-flustered nuclear fuel cycle officials fear there could be another delay in the project. In a surprise to hardly anyone, the "hopeful outlook" for completion in June of a spent fuel reprocessing ...

EMDR is a psychotherapy technique designed to relieve the distress associated with disturbing memories. Short for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, it involves recalling a specific ...