Monica Bertagnolli, MD
Monica Bertagnolli, MD

President Biden To Nominate Monica Bertagnolli, MD, as Director of NIH

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

Dr. Bertagnolli is a surgical oncologist, cancer researcher, educator, and current director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). She previously served as the Richard E. Wilson Professor of Surgery in the field of surgical oncology at Harvard Medical School, a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a member of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment and Sarcoma Centers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

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EPA Announces Proposed Rules To Reduce Ethylene Oxide Exposure

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

If finalized, EPA’s proposals are estimated to cut EtO emissions to the air from commercial sterilization facilities by 80% per year and apply more protective standards to control those emissions under the law. But MedTech advocates are concerned that the EPA is overlooking the controls already in place and a lack of alternatives that could lead to patient risks.

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