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As high prices continue for freight and raw materials, companies in the health care supply chain are coming up with strategies to weather those costs. Customers may ultimately foot the bill.

Even as the delta variant increases COVID-19 case numbers in the U.S., distributors and manufacturers are reporting they had too much PPE in the second quarter.

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Policymakers are enthusiastic about supporting domestic manufacturing of drugs and medical devices. Health care companies want to make sure they get their share of that support.

Doctors hope to use 3D printers as a way to personalize drug doses, but it will be challenging for regulators to monitor that type of supply chain.

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After years of negotiations, several major drug distributors have proposed a settlement to resolve claims they contributed to the opioid crisis.

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Small businesses, schools and enthusiasts used 3D printers to make millions of PPE products last year, but the technology may be too slow to make a big difference going forward.

Medical gloves and gowns in the U.S. have been in short supply during the pandemic. Now HHS is researching ways to expand domestic production.

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Makers of PPE and test kits are laying off hundreds of workers as the demand for their products drop.

The pandemic forced researchers to incorporate remote elements into clinical trials. Now, that’s becoming routine and logistics companies are stepping up to make it possible.

Lockdown measures are slowing production of medical gloves in Malaysia, which produces the vast majority of the world’s supply. The use of forced labor and a lack of domestic U.S. production could mean shortages will continue into 2022.

The story behind shortages of two skin disinfectant products is a parable about the challenges facing medical supply chains right now.

The financial and strategic benefits of shifting toward more direct-to-consumer sales is becoming apparent at Nike.

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A group of U.S. mask manufacturers is calling on the federal government to buy their products to prevent the industry from collapsing.

Amid calls to produce more drugs in the U.S., a startup has raised $73 million to produce drug components from engineered yeast.