Supply Chain
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The FDA Dec. 13 approved Boston Scientific's device, the first fully disposable duodenoscope, designed to reduce the risk of infections in patients treated with the device.
Residents who live close to a Medline Industries sterilization plant in Waukegan, Ill., have higher levels of a cancer-causing chemical in their blood, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago report cited by the Daily Herald.
The number of lawsuits filed against Sterigenics climbed to 73 after 22 more were filed Dec. 12, according to Capitol News Illinois.
Workers at both Miami (Fla.) VA Hospital and West Palm Beach (Fla.) VA Hospital were indicted this week along with several medical supply companies in an alleged kickback scheme that netted millions of dollars for the supply companies.
The FDA Dec. 12 approved the marketing of a device used to detect Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in newborns.
Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week:
A group of bipartisan lawmakers are pushing for better surveillance of medical devices to protect patients and save costs, according to KVUE.
Despite lobbying from the medical device industry, impeachment proceedings and a busy year-end legislative agenda seem to be stalling a repeal of the medical device tax, according to MedTech Dive.
The FDA Dec. 10 approved a device from Chicago-based devicemaker AptarGroup that uses a nasal spray to treat seizures, according to Medical Device Network.
North Texas is facing a critical blood shortage and needs about 1,000 donations every day for the next few weeks, according to Fox 4.