Tag: shortage
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Jaguar Land Rover global supply shortage
[ad_1] Owners of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) vehicles could experience long wait times for parts as the company is facing a major supply shortage globally. A spokesperson for JLR Canada, told CTVNews.ca in an email the shortage is because JLR is in the process of centralizing its supply network from various warehouses to…
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There’s a Shortage of RSV Treatments. Here’s What to Know
[ad_1] A recently approved treatment was supposed to protect babies from RSV, but demand is outpacing the supply of the medication. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved nirsevimab, an antibody that sticks to and prevents Respiratory Syncytial Virus from infecting cells, in July. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then recommended the…
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Mistakes in Canadian hospitals on the rise amid nursing shortage
[ad_1] WARNING: This story contains graphic images in the carousel that may not be suitable for all audiences. New data shows that errors are growing in Canadian hospitals, as one in 17 hospitalizations from March 2022 to March 2023 ended up with a patient experiencing harm, according to a new report from the Canadian…
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The Adderall Shortage Is Now One Year Old
[ad_1] The U.S. is facing a mystery of missing Adderall—one for which nobody has an answer. Oct. 12 marked one year since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s formal announcement that pharmaceutical companies were unable to produce enough Adderall, one of the common amphetamine-based medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). As a result, many of the…
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How a Fertilizer Shortage Is Spreading Desperate Hunger
[ad_1] Suleiman Chubado is not entirely clear what caused the price of fertilizer to more than double over the past year, but he is bitterly aware of the consequences. At his farm in northeastern Nigeria, he can no longer afford enough fertilizer, so his corn is stunted and pale, the scraggly plants bending toward the…
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Red Cross Blames Climate Disasters for Blood Shortage
[ad_1] The blood supply in the United States has dropped to critically low levels, in part because of “back-to-back months of worsening climate-related disasters,” the American Red Cross said on Monday. The national supply has fallen nearly 25 percent since early August, and Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall in Florida late last month, caused more…
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Travel chaos drags on with Nats staff shortage and manhunt border delays
[ad_1] Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email As “short-notice staff sickness” triggered dozens of flight cancellations at London Gatwick airport, thousands of departing travellers face delays in the hunt for escaped terror suspect Daniel Khalife. At least 6,000 passengers booked on 40…
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Shortage of diabetes, weight loss drug Ozempic expected in Canada
[ad_1] A shortage of the diabetes drug Ozempic, which is used off-label for weight loss, is expected in Canada, manufacturer Novo Nordisk and Health Canada said on Friday. “We are experiencing a temporary supply disruption with the Ozempic 1 mg (injection) pen due to the combination of overall global supply constraints coupled with increased demand,”…
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AI boom could lead to a new GPU shortage, but Nvidia says the current problem is just packaging
[ad_1] Why it matters: The crypto boom caused a severe spike in PC graphics card prices throughout 2020 and 2021, and prices still aren’t where many users would like them. The current AI craze could have a similar effect as some companies report shortages, but Nvidia says the supply chain is more complex than many…
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Where did all the Sriracha go? Sauce shortage hiking prices to $70 in online markets
[ad_1] Fans may turn red in the face when they see the steep prices for bottles of Sriracha hot sauce. Amid ongoing shortages, sellers on e-commerce sites have started selling bottles of the Huy Fong sauce for jacked up prices. While Huy Fong is not the only maker of this style of sauce, it is…