Category: Supply Chain

Hospital group urges White House to grant tariff exceptions

The American Hospital Association has called on the Trump administration to grant exceptions to proposed tariffs on medical devices and pharmaceuticals sourced from Mexico, Canada and China. 

Thermo Fisher cuts 300 jobs in latest layoff round

Thermo Fisher Scientific is eliminating 300 jobs at its Cambridge and Plainville locations, effective March 30. The Waltham-based life sciences firm cited shifts in customer timelines and utilization needs as reasons for the layoffs, The Boston Globe r…

Tariffs on China threaten could drive up drug costs, exacerbate shortages: 5 notes

The recent imposition of a 10% tariff on Chinese imports is expected to raise the cost of generic drugs in the U.S. and worsen ongoing drug shortages, NBC News reported Feb. 3. 

IV shortfall prompts new conservation practices

Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health has turned the recent national IV fluid shortage into an opportunity to reduce its reliance on these products, cutting usage by about half of preshortage levels, according to an Jan. 31 ASHP report. 

Devicemaker issues software fix for glucose tests: 3 notes

Nova Biomedical issued an urgent software correction for its StatStrip Glucose and Glucose/Ketone Hospital Meter Systems after it found a defect that could transmit incorrect glucose and ketone results to hospital data management systems.

Devicemaker issues software fix for glucose tests: 3 notes

Nova Biomedical issued an urgent software correction for its StatStrip Glucose and Glucose/Ketone Hospital Meter Systems after it found a defect that could transmit incorrect glucose and ketone results to hospital data management systems.

Baxter CEO retires following IV plant restoration

Baxter International’s CEO, president and chair, José “Joe” Almeida, abruptly retired from the medtech company Feb. 3 after nine years at the helm. 

White House unveils tariff plan: 7 healthcare takeaways

President Donald Trump is set to impose tariffs on certain goods from Mexico, Canada and China beginning Feb. 1, White House Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Jan. 31.

Trump-era tariffs imminent: 7 notes

Throughout the presidential race, President Donald Trump promised to levy substantial, and controversial, tariffs against China and Mexico on Day 1 of his presidency. 

Lawmakers propose bill to shore up supply chains

A group of senators has reintroduced legislation aimed at strengthening American supply chains.