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4 months ago

'Low-quality' catheters supplied to West Bengal government hospitals at high price, probe ordered

KOLKATA: The West Bengal health department has launched a probe into the supplies of allegedly low-quality and locally made catheters at a high price to several government hospitals, posing a risk to the lives of patients undergoing treatment in these facilities, officials said. Such central venous catheters were allegedly supplied to at least five medical colleges and hospitals in the …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Tasmanian NDIS participant Adam Quarrell demanding apology over handling of his case

ABC

Adam Quarrell describes being an NDIS participant as like "being in an abusive relationship". Adam Quarrell says an NDIS planner asked him, "can't you just hold it in" when he was discussing his need for catheters. After speaking on live radio, contacting the Tasmanian Disability Services Minister and staging a sit-in outside the NDIS office in Hobart on Thursday, Mr …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Lubrizol signs MoU to create medical manufacturing facility near Chennai

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: A specialty chemicals company, Lubrizol, and Industrial conglomerate Polyhose signed a memorandum of understanding in the presence of Industries Minister TRB Rajaa to create a medical manufacturing facility near Chennai. The facility will increase Lubrizol’s local medical tubing volume five-fold, creating easier access to life-saving medical tubing in India and in markets around the world via export. High-quality medical …

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5 years, 4 months ago

Inmate says he was told to wash, reuse disposable catheters

Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho — Brad Vanzant uses a wheelchair, has one kidney, and since 2015 has relied on catheters to drain his bladder. He’s also an Idaho prison inmate, which means his medical supplies must be approved and provided by the state’s private health care contractor, Corizon Health. So when a Corizon doctor told him earlier this month his supply of …

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6 years, 10 months ago

Nurse arrested on suspicion of trying to kill four newborn babies by ripping out their catheters

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A nurse has been …

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7 years, 1 month ago

HOW DO ASTRONAUTS GO TO THE TOILET?

Daily Mail

On board the ISS there is a toilet which has several attachments. Nasa is aiming to develop a suit which allows for long-term spacesuit usage and complete independent disposal of human waste. On the moon missions there was no toilet and the all-male crew had 'condom catheter's that attached to the penis and the fluid was fed to a bag …

Astronaut Iss Toilet Nasa

7 years, 1 month ago

NPPA calls for cap on prices of secondary cardiac devices

The Hindu

Even as stent prices were brought down earlier this week, exorbitant profiteering in devices like catheters, balloons and guide wires used in angioplasty procedures continue to keep the cost of cardiac procedures at a higher range. ‘Grossly exorbitant’ “The cost of cardiac catheters, balloon catheters and guide wires used in the procedure remains grossly exorbitant and leaves very high margins …

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7 years, 3 months ago

One day, catheters could be designed like this beetle’s penis

LA Times

The penis of the thistle tortoise beetle is longer than its entire body, and yet remarkably good at withstanding breakage during sex — and scientists have discovered why. “How do these animals achieve their challenging task without breaking their thin and seemingly fragile structures?” To see what secrets the thistle tortoise beetle’s sex organ held, the researchers from Kiel University …

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10 years, 8 months ago

Watchdog finds defective condoms, catheters, IV sets

China Daily

The China Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it will levy harsher punishments for the illegal production and sale of medical equipment after it discovered defective products in a nationwide survey. As part of the overhaul, food and drug administrations in 31 provincial regions tested 1,417 batches of medical equipment, including 66 batches of natural latex rubber condoms. …

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