Fire destroys medical equipment warehouse in California

TRACY, Calif. — A fire destroyed a medical equipment warehouse in Northern California and sent thick black smoke pouring into the sky Thursday and prompted evacuations of other nearby facilities as authorities fought to get the blaze under control. The fire ignited at the large distribution center for Medline, a major medical-surgical products provider, in … Read more

EPA moves to weaken pollution limits on chemical used to sterilize medical equipment

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move that would reverse a Biden administration finding of high cancer risks at manufacturing facilities that use ethylene oxide to clean medical devices like catheters and syringes. The EPA said it is concerned … Read more