Category: Supply Chain

The U.S. is running dry on more than 100 treatments, including cardiovascular, antibiotic and anti-infective drugs, according to the FDA. 

Unlike recent national shortages of baby formula and contrast dye, there isn’t data tracking the absence of tampons — but consumers are still struggling to find them. 

Online healthcare supplier and 1-year-old company Bttn clinched a $20 million series A funding round with the help of existing investor Fuse. 

After the COVID-19 pandemic hindered personal protective equipment supply, Inova developed an isolation gown that can be washed and reused up to 100 times and slashes 213 tons of annual waste.

As CDC-reported cases of monkeypox rack up to 49 across 16 states and Washington, D.C., the U.S. ordered 500,000 more monkeypox vaccines from Bavarian Nordic. 

Here are 10 health systems that have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week: 

Medical supply company Cardinal Health anticipates its 208,144-square-foot distribution center in Grove City, Ohio, will be fully operational by November. 

Here are eight drug and device recalls that have been reported to the FDA since May 1:

While CT scans have been postponed for weeks or months after a COVID-19-related shutdown interrupted one plant’s contrast dye production, hospitals could decrease their use up to 83 percent, according to research published June 9 in JAMA.