Port strike could delay delivery of critical medications: It could be 'devastating,' doctors say

Patients' access to critical medications may be threatened in the event of prolonged strikes at ports along the East and Gulf coasts, medical professionals are warning. 

The reality of the situation, according to New York City-based emergency room physician Dr. Robert Glatter, "is that a looming strike could impact imports of medical supplies and critical life-saving medicines from other countries that U.S. hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers depend upon to take care of their patients."...