When Akorn Pharmaceuticals closed its doors in February, hospitals across the country felt it. The Lake Forest, Ill.-based drugmaker was responsible for producing 75 generic drugs, all of which were pulled from the market when the company closed. In some cases, the company was the sole supplier of particular products. The shutdown comes amid and … Read more
Right now, life-threatening flooding is affecting a large area of the Northeast. The flooding is the result of a slow-moving storm that spent more than a day crossing New York and Connecticut, and is now moving into New England. At least one person has died in New York’s Hudson Valley, thousands of homes are under … Read more
This story was supported by the Reporting project of economic hardship. As smoke from wildfires from Canada has plagued parts of the United States for a second time this summer, spreading across parts of the Midwest and East Coast, cities have been caught unprepared. While some have issued warnings, the range has been limited. People … Read more
