The Institute for Supply Chain Management's manufacturing index jumped from 49.4 in August to 51.5 in September, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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St. Paul, Minn.-based St. Jude Medical earned Food and Drug Administration approval for its BurstDR stimulation technology, a physician-developed form of spinal cord stimulation used to treat patients with chronic pain.
In light of National Healthcare Supply Chain Week running from Oct. 2 to Oct. 8., Global Healthcare Exchange, a Louisville, Colo.-based healthcare supply chain management company, highlighted five factors that influence supply chain innovation and advance healthcare outcomes.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, a Jerusalem-based drugmaker, recently earned Food and Drug Administration approval for its abacavir and lamivudine tablets to treat adults with HIV-1 infection.
LINET Group, a leading manufacturer of hospital beds, purchased an 80 percent stake in BORCAD Medical.
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MedImmune, AstraZeneca's biologics research and development subsidiary, entered into a $250 million licensing agreement with Allergan for the global rights to the MEDI2070.
The Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management sponsors a National Healthcare Supply Chain Week each October to recognize the crucial role supply chain professionals play in delivery high-quality patient care. This year, the celebration runs from Oct. 2 to…
Drug treatments for alcohol problems are often overlooked by physicians, reports Kaiser Health News.
While comparative cost data can be sensitive, it is some of the most compelling data available for driving change, according to Carola Endicott, Vice President of Services and Operations for Cardinal Health™ Inventory Management Solutions.
SCA, a global hygiene leader and forest products company that produces the Tork® brand of Away-from-Home (AfH) professional hygiene products, will join the supply network of Premier, the second largest healthcare Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) in the U.S.