Healthcare leaders are navigating the new era of trade policy following a series of tariffs recently imposed by President Donald Trump. Here are six takeaways on where tariffs stand now:
Supply Chain
Church & Dwight Co. has issued a nationwide recall of several over-the-counter swab-based drug products due to the risk of fungal contamination. The recall affects all lots within expiry of Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs, Zicam Nasal AllClear Swabs and…
As hospital executives and healthcare organizations express concern about how tariffs may affect the medical supply chain, a recent industry analysis found that about 70% of medical devices marketed in the U.S. are manufactured solely overseas. GlobalData, which tracks the…
In 2025, Medline has continued to expand its national reach through partnerships across hospital systems, ambulatory centers and home care. Here are three recent involving the company:
The U.S. has opened a manufacturing facility in Dallas, N.C., to increase domestic production of pipette tip materials, which are widely used in diagnostics and life sciences. The new facility will produce 1,210 tons of Carbon Black each month —…
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A federal judge has tripled damages to $442 million in an antitrust case against Johnson & Johnson’s medical device unit Biosense Webster, after a California jury previously found the company illegally restricted access to support services when using reprocessed catheters,…
Owens & Minor, a healthcare supply company, said June 5 it mutually agreed to end its planned acquisition of Rotech Healthcare, a home medical equipment company. The $1.36 billion cash transaction was called off due to what the company described…
Medline has signed a new distribution agreement with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to become the health system’s prime vendor for medical-surgical supplies. Under the agreement, Medline is set to deliver products and supply services to more than…
Smiths Medical has issued a Class I recall for certain CADD-Solis and CADD-Solis VIP ambulatory infusion pumps due to multiple issues that could interrupt or delay medication delivery. The FDA classified the recalls as the most serious type, stating that…
Amneal Pharmaceuticals has recalled three lots of sulfamethoxazole and trimethropin tablets, USP, 400 mg/80 mg after reports of black spots on the tablets due to microbial contamination. The contamination may contain the fungus Aspergillus, which can cause serious infections, particularly…