Supply Chain

Here are eight drug and device recalls that have been reported to the FDA since May 1:

While CT scans have been postponed for weeks or months after a COVID-19-related shutdown interrupted one plant's contrast dye production, hospitals could decrease their use up to 83 percent, according to research published June 9 in JAMA. 

Tampon manufacturers and suppliers are running to meet a higher demand, which could be the next supply shortage the healthcare industry faces, according to Time. 

A former Abbott employee submitted an Occupational Safety and Health Administration complaint in February 2021, months before the baby formula-producing plant in Sturgis, Mich., stopped operations, The Wall Street Journal reported June 8.

Minneapolis-based Medtronic recalled 1,614 pump implants developed for the company's HeartWare ventricular assist device, which the FDA deemed a class 1 recall, the highest level, June 8. 

After failing to pass another COVID-19 relief package, the federal government is veering off course and investing $10 billion for vaccines and the antiviral treatment Paxlovid originally marked for tests and personal protective equipment, The New York Times reported.

Technology research firm Gartner ranked 55 supply chain undergraduate programs and graded the top 25 in North America. 

With a $150 million check, medical supply company Health Supply US will break ground in Greenville, S.C., with a new Glove One factory. 

President Joe Biden's Operation Fly Formula tacked on a fifth flight to import baby formula amid the national shortage. The plane from Cologne, Germany, will land on a runway in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 9. 

Philips Respironics recalled all V60 and V60 Plus Ventilators on June 3 over a power issue that may cause the devices to shut down without an alarm.