July 19, 2022

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Racial, ethnic disparities in cancer care during COVID-19
This national survey study led by researchers from Stanford University finds that the COVID-19 pandemic was linked to disparities in the receipt of timely cancer care in Black and Latinx adults. Of 1,240 adult cancer patients surveyed, Black……Read More

FDA: Class I recall of American Contract Systems' COVID Test Kit Nonsterile, Clean Catch Urine Kit
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 14 identified the recall of American Contract Systems’ COVID Test Kit Nonsterile and Clean Catch Urine Kit as Class I, the most serious. The recall was initiated because the Kits……Read More

Joint Commission collecting, sharing CISA educational resources on cybersecurity
The Joint Commission on July 13 announced via its blog Dateline @ TJC that it has partnered with the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to compile and make available several CISA educational resources and tools on cybersecurity……Read More

Contrast media shortage reveals cracks in supply chain
May 2022 saw a critical shortage of the iodinated contrast medium (ICM) iohexol that extended well into June because of a COVID-19-related shutdown of a GE Healthcare plant in Shanghai, China, that interrupted…Read More

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Physician or Nurse Practitioner – Wound Care
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Spokane, WA

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Great Falls, MT

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