Supply Chain

Existing national programs for detecting polio could prove beneficial in globally targeting a neurological condition linked to Zika, according to Reuters.

A global shortage of a radioactive substance used in exercise stress tests is linked to a 10 percent increase in heart catheterizations, according to a study published in the journal JAMA Cardiology.

Sanofi entered into a research and development deal with the U.S. Army to accelerate the development of a Zika vaccine, according to Reuters.

San Diego-based NuVasive will acquire Biotronic NeuroNetwork for $98 million in cash.

The Food and Drug Administration is urging blood banks to turn away potential donors at risk for Zika. While the new protocol protects the nation's blood supply from infection, it's also contributing to pressing blood shortages in certain regions, according…

The Food and Drug Administration approved Abbott Laboratories' bioresorbable heart stent to treat patients with coronary artery disease.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, an Israel-based generic drugmaker, surprised the drug industry by requesting to join the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, a powerful trade association for drug companies producing brand-name medicines, according to The New York Times.

While drug coupons allow customers to immediately save money on costly medicines, they keep prices high in the long run, Charles Ornstein writes in an editorial for ProPublica.

Cape Medical Supply, a local supplier of oxygen therapy for homebound patients in Nantucket, Mass., withdrew services for new patients on the island, citing extreme cuts in Medicare reimbursement, according to Cape Cod Times.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Syndros, a cannaboid dronabinol oral solution created by Phoenix-based Insys Therapeutics.