Supplies of BCG, a critical immunotherapy drug that treats bladder cancer, are dwindling, according to a STAT news report.

Blood supply in the state of Washington has reached a critically low level after a string of recent snowstorms, according to a KING-TV news report.

Including all your transportation costs in your freight management program will help complete visibility and allow you to better control costs. There can be inconsistent pricing and hidden soft costs with freight services like courier and private fleet. Taking a deep dive into these services can reveal synergies cost savings opportunities.

Four drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA since Feb. 8:

In the last few years, thousands of patients have been notified that they received potentially compromised vaccines because they had been stored improperly, a Kaiser Health News report reveals.

Several big-name health systems in the U.S. made the Global Health Exchange's annual list of 50 best healthcare supply chains in North America.

The FDA has cleared Current Health's artificial intelligence-enabled wearable for hospital care, the Scottish startup announced Feb. 6.

Software issues continued to drive medical device recalls during the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a recent analysis of U.S. recall data.

The FDA launched a pilot program Feb. 7 that encourages drug supply chain participants to use innovative and emerging approaches to advance prescription drug verification in the U.S.

Proper hand hygiene practices protect both patients and providers from infection, making exam gloves a highly valuable product for health systems to ensure clinician safety.

While traditional freight management programs typically look at inbound and outbound shipping expenses tied to carriers like FedEx and UPS, hospital systems should consider all transportation costs to gain a complete view of freight expenditure.

Four drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA since Feb. 1:

Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, both based in Boston, are in dire need of Type O-negative blood, according to The Boston Globe.

Facebook is planning to expand its blood donation tool to the U.S., the social network told Business Insider.

People care about the actions of medical device companies — especially as the industry faces heightened political pressure to ensure the safety of their products. Below is a list of the top medical device companies worldwide based on sales in 2017. Medical Design and Outsourcing, an industry magazine, generated the list.

For supply chain and perioperative leaders looking to improve their pack programs, leveraging data is one of the most effective ways to align procedural supply spend and clinical utilization.

Up to 50% of products in procedural trays go unused1, as a result of pulling too many products for a given procedure.

What can you do today to advance the performance of your hospital or health system’s supply chain? No matter what happens next in healthcare, there are several steps you can take right now to lower supply chain costs and improve efficiencies, while supporting patient safety, outcomes and satisfaction.

Here are the five latest drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA since Jan. 25: