The FDA has added sodium citrate tubes, used to collect blood specimens, to its list of medical supplies and devices in shortage. 

Philips has recalled about 3.5 million ventilation devices after finding a defect that could cause cancer, the company said June 14. 

The FDA is urging the public to stop using a rapid COVID-19 antigen test made by Innova Medical Group after discovering the company was selling the test without its approval and that it carries the risk of false positive and false negative results. 

The Greater Dayton Hospital Association and Community Blood Center in Ohio have issued an urgent appeal for blood donations as hospitals in the region say the blood supply shortage is the worst it's been since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dayton Daily News reported June 10. 

As part of President Joe Biden's meeting with the G7 in England June 11, the White House has released a plan to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic by 2022 and prevent future ones. 

Ten health systems have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:

The FDA has issued new guidance intended to improve the security of prescription drugs in the U.S. supply chain. 

“Logical Unit of Measure” (LUM) programs provide an innovative perspective to more typical “low unit of measure” or “just it time” distribution models.

Medline, a large, privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies, received a multibillion-dollar investment to expand international growth.

Group purchasing organizations save the healthcare industry up to $34.1 billion annually, according to a report released June 4 by the Healthcare Supply Chain Association.

President Joe Biden on June 3 outlined the nation's plan for sharing excess COVID-19 vaccine doses with other countries. 

The FDA is warning healthcare providers and the public not to use a COVID-19 antigen test and antibody test due to the high risk of false results.

The FDA is requesting $6.5 billion in funding for fiscal year 2022 under President Joe Biden's $6.5 trillion proposed budget released May 28. The request marks a nearly 8 percent increase from the $477 million budget the agency has this year.

Abbott Laboratories on June 1 lowered its financial outlook for 2021, citing a sharp drop in demand for COVID-19 testing. 

Manufacturers of masks and medical gowns in the U.S. have started to see a huge drop in sales, leading some to end-production and issue layoffs, according to The New York Times. 

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the delivery of healthcare was evolving.

The FDA said May 27 that healthcare providers should stop using masks that haven't been approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, such as KN95s, as has been allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic since mask supplies have been in shortage. 

McKesson plans to open a 174,000-square-foot distribution facility in Holt, Mich., this fall, the Lansing State Journal reported. 

Rebuilding the U.S. domestic medical supply chain faces several significant challenges, three industry experts wrote in an article published May 26 in Harvard Business Review.