Linda A. Johnson, Author at Valley News

In this image provided Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, Respiratory Care Practitioner Craig Skirvin, wears a face shield, Friday, May 1, 2020, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center;s Medical Intensive Care Unit, where it cares for COVID-19 patients in Lebanon, N.H. The hospital had extra face shields but needed hand sanitizer, so it swapped with another hospital on one of several new online matchmaking platforms that enable hospitals to swap supplies or get donations of them to quickly fill supply gaps. (Mark L. Washburn/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health via AP)

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DHMC, other hospitals turn to online matchmakers to swap supplies

by Linda A. Johnson AP Medical WriterMay 12, 2020

Facing shortages of protective equipment as the coronavirus pandemic stretches on, hospital systems in each of the Twin States tried the latest twist in internet matchmaking: online swap meets.Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and UVM Medical Center…

In this Friday, June 1, 2018, photo, a pharmacy technician prepares syringes containing fentanyl in the sterile medicines area of the inpatient pharmacy at the University of Utah Hospital, in Salt Lake City. Amid the nation's opioid epidemic, hospitals are struggling to get widely used injected pain medicines because of ongoing supply shortages. The shortages affect just about every corner of the hospital, from the operating room and emergency department. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

U.S. Hospitals Grappling With Prolonged Painkiller Shortage

by Linda A. Johnson AP Medical WriterJune 30, 2018

FILE - This Aug. 15, 2017, file photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen, also known as Percocet, in New York. Health data firm IQVIA's Institute for Human Data Science released a report Thursday, April 19, 2018, showing an 8.9 percent average drop nationwide in the number of prescriptions for opioids filled in 2017 by retail and mail-order pharmacies, which fill the bulk of prescriptions. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

Report: Opioid Prescription Count Falls

by Linda A. Johnson AP Medical WriterApril 20, 2018

In this Friday, July 8, 2016 photo, a pharmacist holds a package of EpiPens, an epinephrine autoinjector for the treatment of allergic reactions, in Sacramento, Calif. Price hikes for the emergency medicine have made its maker, Mylan, the latest target for patients and politicians infuriated by soaring drug prices. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

EpiPen Price Rises Draw Scrutiny

by Linda A. Johnson AP Medical WriterAugust 25, 2016

This photo provided by Zoetis shows the drug Sileo. Fido and Spot may not have to cower under the bed this summer when fireworks and thunderstorms hit, with the launch of Sileo, the first medicine approved for treating anxiety over loud noises, a widespread problem linked to destruction of property, terrified dogs running away and even life-threatening injuries to some. (Zoetis via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

New Medication Helps Dogs With Anxiety

by Linda A. Johnson AP Medical WriterMay 21, 2016

In this Monday, May 18, 2015, photo, an automated machine packages the drug Kogenate FS, a medicine used to replace the clotting factor missing in people with hemophilia, at Bayer Corporation labs in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Bayer Expands Presence in U.S.

by Linda A. Johnson AP Business WriterApril 3, 2016