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Two days before Christmas, a cargo ship left Mumbai with a mask-making machine bound for Illinois-based OSF HealthCare, which will use the equipment to make its own N95 masks.

In the eight years that Carl and Tanya Whitley have cared for their son Tim in their San Jose home, they’ve weathered many challenges. Duchenne muscular dystrophy makes Tim reliant on ...

A statewide indoor mask mandate goes into effect on Wednesday, as COVID-related cases and hospitalizations rise in California. As of this week, some 800,000 Americans have died of COVID-19, according to Johns ...

Eying the offshore traffic jams at ports and supply chain problems, California hospitals report delays and shortages in medical supplies. Some patients are forced to reuse medical tubes.

A medical supply distributor sounded the alarm back in August warning that medical supply shortages were being exacerbated by the shipping crisis and COVID-19 pandemic. Despite government attempts to remove shipping bottlenecks, hospitals continue struggling ...

Frustration with a lack of personal protective equipment, concerns for the safety of their colleagues and loved ones, and being afraid to speak out to employers for fear of retaliation—these are just ...

Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards joined Ochsner Health President and CEO Warner Thomas, SafeSource Direct CEO Justin Hollingsworth and other officials to announce the development of two manufacturing facilities for personal ...

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical flaws in hospital supply chains for vital equipment like ventilators and personal protective gear.

It’s been a year since Covid-19 reached American shores, but frontline workers are still struggling to find proper protection. Despite increases in production and drastic measures to expand the supply, shortages ...

Medical masks and gloves are becoming increasingly scarce and costly as COVID-19 cases surge, raising concerns among New York health care leaders striving to prevent a repeat of the protective gear ...