How A Shortage of Plastic Is Impacting Health Care

Health care uses a whole lot of plastic. 

Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

Hi folks, it’s Ike in Boston. Last month, I spent a week hanging out at surgery conferences (what do you do for fun?), where I learned all about how a plastic shortage in messing with health care. But first...

Health care uses a lot of plastic. From shrink-wrap packaging to test tubes, so many medical products are dependent on this everyday material.