Shortages
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday that they would examine the causes of generic drug shortages and the practices of “powerful middlemen” that are involved in the supply chain. The federal agencies’ inquiry is aimed at the group purchasing organizations and drug distributors that have been […]
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Rubio, Colleagues Introduce Bill to End U.S. Medical Supply Chain Dependence on China & Address Shortages Oct 26, 2023 | Press Releases In 2019, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) released Made in China 2025 and the Future of American Industry, where he detailed critical vulnerabilities in America’s medical supply chain. The 2019 report . . […]
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The U.S. is still experiencing massive medication shortages, and it’s having serious effects on patient care. According to a new survey from the University of Utah Drug Information Service, there were 309 active medication shortages in the second quarter of the year. That’s the most in nearly a decade. About one-third of […]
Bicameral bill to address teacher shortages would provide a big boost for U.S. students, educators, & schools WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 2, 2023) — In an effort to raise student achievement in the classroom, and rebuild the educator pipeline, Congresswomen Alma Adams (NC-12) and Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13), along with Representative Ruben Gallego (AZ-03)U.S. Senators Jack Reed […]
Bicameral bill to address teacher shortages would provide a big boost for U.S. students, educators, & schools WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 2, 2023) — In an effort to raise student achievement in the classroom, and rebuild the educator pipeline, Congresswomen Alma Adams (NC-12) and Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13), along with Representative Ruben Gallego (AZ-03)U.S. Senators Jack Reed […]
Comment on this story Comment An ongoing shortage of monkeys used in scientific and medical experiments is about to get worse, as fallout continues from a federal investigation into an alleged primate smuggling ring in Cambodia. Several major companies are warning of supply constraints, delays and higher prices that they say . . .
In as little as a decade, there will be one retiree for every two workers in Canada. To address the looming labor shortage, Canada’s government announced a new goal in November to accept 1.45 million immigrants by 2025, with 60 percent trained in health care and other urgently needed job skills. Meanwhile, in the U.S., similar immigration […]
Unused oil tank cars are pictured on Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad tracks outside Hinsdale, New York August 24, 2015. Picture taken August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegister NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Some trains carrying fuel components to the U.S. Northeast have been halted […]
Research into the lingering effects of Covid-19 on the US workforce has confirmed what anybody who has waited an extended time for a delivery – or been unable to get a restaurant table – already knows: the pandemic has caused massive shortages in the labor market. On top of the quarter-million people of working age […]