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Medtronic appoints new VP & CMO for coronary, renal denervation & structural heart

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced that it appointed Dr. Jeffrey Popma as its new VP and chief medical officer for coronary, renal denervation and structural heart business.

Popma, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of interventional cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, is slated to provide medical leadership across those businesses, serve as a strategic advisor for cardiovascular device innovation and help to develop a clinical research portfolio, according to a news release.

He is set to assume the role on June 22 and report to Nina Goodheart, president of the coronary & structural heart division as part of the cardiac and vascular group.

“I am honored to be joining Medtronic to help deliver on its enduring Mission of patient-focused medical device innovation,” Popma said in the release. “I look forward to collaborating with the talented cardiovascular and structural heart teams at Medtro…

Study: PPE shortages persist nationwide

(Image from GetUsPPE)

Shortages of personal protective equipment continue to plague hospitals and healthcare facilities across the United States, according to a study published this week in The Lancet.

The study reports on data collected by GetUsPPE, a volunteer organization connecting healthcare providers with supplies of PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic and was authored by academics and volunteers from Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Google and Pymetrics.

Most of the 6,169 hospitals, healthcare and other facilities — including nursing homes — that made PPE requests through GetUsPPE asked for N95 respirators (74%), surgical masks (64%), gowns (61%), and face shields (60%), according to the study. High COVID-19 infection and death rates have been reported at nursing homes across the country.

Metropolitan areas comprised 5,416 (8…

Study: PPE shortages persist nationwide

(Image from GetUsPPE)

Shortages of personal protective equipment continue to plague hospitals and healthcare facilities across the United States, according to a study published this week in The Lancet.

The study reports on data collected by GetUsPPE, a volunteer organization connecting healthcare providers with supplies of PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic and was authored by academics and volunteers from Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Google and Pymetrics.

Most of the 6,169 hospitals, healthcare and other facilities — including nursing homes — that made PPE requests through GetUsPPE asked for N95 respirators (74%), surgical masks (64%), gowns (61%), and face shields (60%), according to the study. High COVID-19 infection and death rates have been reported at nursing homes across the country.

Metropolitan areas comprised 5,416 (8…