Supply Chain

How 3PLs help hospitals and IDNs implement high value global sourcing programs

Ambulatory surgery center leaders face the challenge of reducing costs while increasing patient volume and offering high-quality service.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital, both in Boston, report extremely low supplies of available blood platelets, according to Boston Magazine.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals will stop developing an experimental drug after a late-stage study showed patients given the treatment were more likely to die than those given a placebo, reports Reuters.

Wally Devereaux, the senior director of cargo and charters for Southwest Airlines, said the company plans to haul cargo on international flights in 2017, according to American Shipper.

DHL Supply Chain, a division of Bonn, Germany-based DHL Group, recently acquired MIT Safetrans, a transport and logistics company in Italy, reports The Stat Trade Times.

Here are the four latest drugs or medical devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the Mi-eye 2, a second-generation device used to diagnose and treat joint injuries, reports Philadelphia Business Journal.

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new low dose version of Orexo's treatment for opioid dependence.

FedEx is building a new 240,000 square foot distribution center on a 32-acre plot of land in Miami Township, Ohio, reported ABC 22.