According to a recent Senate report (pdf), drug shortages increased to nearly 30 percent between 2021 and 2022. “Drug shortages are increasing, lasting longer,” the Senate report said. “The number of active drug shortages in the U.S. reached a peak of 295 at the end of 2022.” Though drug shortages are not uncommon, the current shortage…

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen have a historic meeting. What do the two vow to do as China threatens to retaliate? People all over the world are reacting to Tuesday’s unprecedented arraignment in New York. Media coverage also going on in full strength. We spoke with a journalist, who’s also the…

News Analysis Amid China’s major COVID-19 outbreak, panic buying of pain relievers and fever medicines has led to shortages in the country and abroad. Experts say the current rate of infections could breed new virus variants and threaten the international community. The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) sudden move to abandon its zero-COVID policy without a plan forward…

China’s healthcare system was unprepared for the Chinese Communist Party’s drastic change in its COVID-19 policy, resulting in widespread drug shortages and soaring prices. According to a Dec. 19 report by China’s NetEase News, in Beijing and Tianjin, the fever-reducer ibuprofen for adults and children has become hard to find. At present, Meilin (ibuprofen suspension)…

Health Canada announced Monday it is taking steps to import children’s fever and pain medication, specifically ibuprofen (Advil) and acetaminophen (Tylenol), from a foreign country to alleviate a shortage that has been affecting Canada for months. A Health Canada spokesperson could not provide The Epoch Times with which country the drugs are coming from, an…