Perspectives
Professionals, Providers & Patients
BSTQ talks vaccine news and updates, and explores new uses for this life-saving technology.
Once considered a “super drug,” antibiotics are becoming increasingly ineffective against a host of new “super bugs.” Retiree Betty Gordon provides a glimpse into what it’s like to live with a growing list of relentless infections.
With more than two decades of leadership in the vaccine industry, Damian A. Braga talks leadership, passion for public health and vision for the future.
If you think Alzheimer’s disease affects only the very elderly, think again. Early-onset Alzheimer’s can strike in midlife, with devastating consequences. But hope is on the horizon.
This issue of BSTQ explores blood and blood products: the risks, the benefits and everything in between, as well as skin cancer, healthcare reform and more.
With a relational style and personal integrity, Chris Ground has helped FFF Enterprises cultivate a flawless safety track record.
In an industry affected by a multitude of interconnected, difficult-tocontrol variables, two things consistently stand out among manufacturers and distributors of plasma derivatives: a dedication to better patient outcomes and a passion for continuous improvement.
For patients like Curtis Pease who depend on immune globulin infusions, finding the right infusion setting can help streamline treatment and improve quality of life.
A people-first a philosophy is interwoven throughout the Grifols company culture, impacting everything from the way products are manufactured, to the daily interactions between management and employees.
In healthcare and pharmaceuticals, major innovations are leading to miraculous, life-saving and life-preserving advancements.
Mike Alkire, president of Premier Purchasing Partners Inc., on healthcare reform and nationally recognized initiatives leading the way to help solve this pressing problem.
While not all diseases are vaccine-preventable, new vaccines have the potential to radically change medical treatment by treating pre-existing conditions such as HIV, cancer, multiple sclerosis, shingles and Alzheimer's.