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Medical supplies
High insulin prices have more people with diabetes sharing medicine and supplies
by
Jess Mador
Jun 20, 2022
Many people with diabetes who can't afford the insulin they need to stay alive are turning to social media for help.
Need a CT scan? You may have to wait weeks, thanks to lockdowns in China and dye shortages
May 31, 2022
Because of COVID-19 restrictions, a critical Shanghai plant that produces the dye has been operating at reduced capacity for weeks.
Vials, syringes, packaging: The small but vital components of COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Sep 18, 2020
Are there enough vials, syringes and packaging to get an approved vaccine where it needs to go?
Buy America order could worsen medical supply shortages, economists say
May 12, 2020
More than 200 economists have signed a letter to President Trump and congressional leaders. They say a Buy America order the Trump administration is contemplating for medical supplies would push up prices and exacerbate shortages.
COVID-19 stirs questions about medical supply chains
Mar 26, 2020
Dependence on global supply chains can be useful in a crisis only if countries don't set up export barriers like some are now with medical supplies.