With flight prices soaring due to jet fuel shortages amid the conflict in the Middle East, one major airline is going the opposite route. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways announced it will be cutting fares on long-haul flights up to 50%. The ongoing war has had a negative impact on demand for travel, and the airline … Read more
An aluminum shortage is forcing a Michigan factory that produces certain Jeep vehicles, including its flagship luxury SUV, to temporarily halt production for several weeks. A United Auto Workers (UAW) source told FOX Business that a shift at the Warren Truck Assembly plant in Michigan is on temporary layoff due to an aluminum supply chain issue. … Read more
The demand is getting to be too matcha. The über-popular green tea drink is becoming increasingly difficult to find as interest in the beverage soars in the Western hemisphere. And while next month’s start of harvest season is expected to replenish some of the dwindling matcha supply, it may not be enough, Food & Wine … Read more
This went from sweet to sour. A Swedish candy craze that took over TikTok and local confectionaries has resulted in a shortage of the Swede sweets around the globe. As a result, New Yorkers flocked to candy stores late at night, opting for a sweet treat instead of going out to bars on the weekends, … Read more
The produce industry is in quite the pickle: There’s a cucumber shortage. Cucumbers are in short supply overseas, as supermarket chains report surging sales of the humble food and hypothesize that the demand could be due to viral recipes circulating on TikTok. Iceland in particular is experiencing a shortage as local farmers — who harvest … Read more
No-zempic? Ozempic-like drugs were originally developed to treat Type 2 diabetes — but authors of a new study say they are increasingly being used for weight loss instead. Now, there are fears of potential shortages. “This data suggests that more healthcare providers are seeing the benefits of these medications for treating obesity, which is a … Read more
Supply chain hurdles are putting the squeeze on Sriracha. Huy Fong Foods, makers of the fan-favorite chili sauce — known for their signature green-capped branded squirt featuring the brand’s rooster mascot — has halted production of the zesty condiment after determining the supply of hot peppers was not up to snuff due to the harsh … Read more
Taking weight loss drugs is no longer the road less traveled, and people are going over 1,000 miles to get their hands on semaglutide meds Wegovy and Ozempic. The popularity of these drugs has led to a nationwide shortage and people are willing to go to great lengths to get their prescriptions filled. Other popular … Read more
A nationwide shortage of drugs that treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has forced some patients to shell out hundreds more for pricey, brand-name alternatives. A new analysis from USA Today found that the prices that retail community pharmacies pay for common ADHD medications have outpaced inflation, and in some cases, have doubled or tripled in the … Read more
Extreme weather has dealt major blows to the sugar industry worldwide this year, which could cost you more cash to fill up the trick-or-treat bags. “This has been a very tough year for global sugar. If you look at the top ten producing countries this year, six of them have had extreme weather,” Chief Meteorologist at … Read more
Missouri mother Jenn Clark was waiting at the bus stop Monday morning with her eighth-grade son. It was his first day of school but the bus never came. After waiting 20 minutes and no bus in sight, Clark was forced to drive him to school. It’s a privilege she knows not every parent has. It’s … Read more
Fans of sriracha sauce might have to find a new spice alternative. Continual chili supply disruptions are hampering production within one of the nation’s leading sriracha sauce manufacturers for a second year in a row. Huy Fong Foods, Inc., a California-based hot sauce company that supplies bottles of sriracha sauce to restaurants, grocery stores and other … Read more
An Ohio grandmother came out of retirement to take a summer job as a lifeguard to ensure her community pool would stay open amid a nationwide staffing shortage. Gail Rodgers, 66, took the new job when the Montgomery Towne Condominiums where she resides and serves as board president was going to be forced to reduce … Read more
A shortage of cancer drugs is forcing doctors to confront the reality that some patients could die needlessly. “Lives will be shortened,” Dr. Patrick Timmins III, a gynecologic oncologist at Women’s Cancer Care Associates in Albany, New York, told the Atlantic. “A lot of people are going to be hurt,” he added. “I’ve been doing … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use off-brand weight loss drugs containing semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy. On Wednesday, officials warned about the dangers of drug compounding — which involves mixing or altering ingredients to create medication — after receiving reports of adverse effects after patients used compounded … Read more
Traveling this long weekend? Get ready to hurry up and wait. AAA expects Memorial Day weekend will be the third busiest for travel overall since the agency started tracking that metric in 2000 — with the company’s senior vice-president of travel predicting this summer will be “one for the record books, especially at airports.” But a … Read more
Up to 25% of middle and high school students are abusing prescription stimulants such as Adderall amid a national shortage of the ADHD drug, according to a sobering new study published Tuesday in Journal of the American Medical Association. University of Michigan researchers analyzed survey answers from schools across the country to assess the use … Read more
As the US Adderall shortage continues, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on Thursday that noted a boom in prescriptions for the stimulant between 2020 and 2021. The CDC found that prescriptions for stimulants like Adderall – a drug made from amphetamine salts, used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – … Read more
Last week, when mom of three Kate Brown, 43, was told her local Walgreens and neighboring pharmacies were out of liquid amoxicillin — it was hard to swallow. Both her 10-year-old, Lydia, and 2-year-old, Genevieve, were in the throes of painful ear infections. Brown not only had to contend with caring for two sick children … Read more
Monkeypox vaccine dose shortages in the United States, which are expected to last for months, are raising immediate questions about how well and for how long a shot can protect against the virus. The vaccine, called Geneos, is approved as a two-dose regimen, but most people at risk of infection are getting a single dose … Read more