How A Shortage of Plastic Is Impacting Health Care - Bloomberg

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Health care uses a whole lot of plastic. 

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.