Supply Chain

A "business-as-usual" supply chain approach is not conducive for hospitals and health systems operating in today's healthcare environment of tightening margins and declining reimbursements.

Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System will eliminate plastic straws and reduce single-use plastic items in public areas as part of a push toward environmental sustainability.

Bayer is fighting back against accusations that emerged about its controversial birth control device Essure in a Netflix documentary highlighting the devastating complications of many FDA-approved medical devices.

A new Netflix documentary highlights the devastating complications of many FDA-approved medical devices, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Here are the five latest drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA since July 20:

The House voted to repeal a 2.3 percent medical device tax, a provision that both parties have criticized for harming innovation.

Citing declining sales, Bayer will stop selling its permanent birth control implant Essure in the U.S. Dec. 31, the company announced July 20.

Illegal synthetic  pot contaminated with rat poison continues to be sold in the U.S., posing a significant health risk not only to those using the product, but also to the nation's blood supply, the FDA warned.

Here are the three latest drugs approved by the FDA since July 13.

The FDA has signed off on many innovative medical devices, software platforms and drug therapies this year that aim to improve patient care.