A second round of free at-home COVID-19 tests from the U.S. government are now available, President Joe Biden said March 7.
Category: Supply Chain
Walgreens and Labcorp offering free at-home PCR tests for COVID-19
Walgreens, Labcorp and HHS are offering free, nationwide access to COVID-19 at-home PCR test collection kits through the pharmacy’s website.
Medical manufacturer recalls sodium chloride injections
B. Braun Medical on March 2 issued a nationwide voluntary recall of its 250 milliliter injections of 0.9 percent sodium chloride.
50 best hospital, health systems supply chains in the US, per GHX
Global Health Exchange released its annual list of the 50 best healthcare supply chains in North America March 8.
Surgical device company named to ‘World’s Most Innovative’ list
Surgical robotics and medical device company Memic Innovative Surgery was named one of the world’s 10 most innovative robotics companies by Fast Company.
US mask manufacturers losing out to Chinese companies
Low-priced foreign masks have driven some U.S. manufacturers out of business, The New York Times reported March 5.
LumiThera acquires eyecare medical device company
Medical device company LumiThera has completed its acquisition of Diopsys, a medical devicemaker for eye care.
Hospitals grapple with saline shortages
Hospitals nationwide are facing a shortage of common saline products because of supply chain bottlenecks and a large spike in demand amid the omicron surge, Bloomberg reported March 4.
Report calls for improved national medical supply stockpile management: 7 notes
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response should enhance the management of the nation’s Strategic National Stockpile, a new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine sug…
Pandemic accelerates at home testing development for other medical conditions
Developers are pursuing rapid flu and strep-throat diagnostic products as the pandemic raised consumers’ comfort level with monitoring their own health, The Wall Street Journal reported March 3.
