Healthcare

Hospitals Ration CT Scans, Awaiting Dye From Shanghai GE Plant

May 18, 2022

Hospitals around the U.S. are postponing CT scans and rationing care while waiting on shipments of medical dye made in a Shanghai plant that just restarted production amid the city’s lockdown.

FDA Announces Steps to Help Boost Baby-Formula Supply

May 17, 2022

Bloomberg

Abbott Laboratories reached a pact with U.S. authorities that would allow it to begin making baby formula again at a troubled plant in Michigan, a move that could help ease a supply shortfall that has rattled many parents.

From Sneakers to Teslas, China Lockdowns Upend Global Supply Chains

May 16, 2022

Bloomberg

Here’s a breakdown of how the situation in China is intensifying global supply chain chaos.

A Guide to Jumpstarting Circular Supply Chain Transformation

May 12, 2022

Rich Sherman, SupplyChainBrain Contributor and Li De (Tony) Chen, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

Until recently, most supply chains have projected linear patterns from production to consumption.

A New Benefit Is Born to Help Companies Find and Keep Workers

April 29, 2022

Bloomberg

At a time when companies will do just about anything to recruit and retain workers, fertility benefits have gone from novelty to a must-have for many companies.

‘Unsustainable’ Squeeze Grips U.S. Hospitals on Covid Labor Cost

April 28, 2022

Bloomberg

Hospitals are starting to emerge from the worst of COVID-19, but one consequence has persisted: They still have to pay workers more.

U.S. Moves to Widen Use of Pfizer Covid Pill as Supply Grows

April 27, 2022

Bloomberg

The Biden administration will allow all pharmacies to order Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 therapy pill, as it looks to boost access to the promising drug as the supply increases.

World Moves From Shortages to Possible Glut of COVID-19 Vaccines

March 30, 2022

Bloomberg

After racing to build capacity and meet once seemingly insatiable orders for COVID-19 shots, the global vaccine industry is facing waning demand as many late-to-market producers fight over a slowing market.

Johnson & Johnson Halts Supply of Personal-Care Products in Russia

March 30, 2022

Bloomberg

Johnson & Johnson suspended the supply of its personal-care products in Russia due to the “increasing scale of the humanitarian crisis” caused by the war in Ukraine.

When Globalization Meets Just-in-Time in the Medical Supply Chain

February 16, 2022

Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

Michael Einhorn, chief executive of Dealmed, has been troubled for a good long while about the strategies commonly deployed when it comes to the supply chain for medical supplies.

Healthcare

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