Richard Redett, Johns Hopkins Medicine (IMAGE) Johns Hopkins Medicine Caption Redett and colleagues at Johns Hopkins recently published a study showing that major US hospitals collectively throw away at least $15 million a year in unused surgical supplies that could be salvaged to ease critical shortages in developing countries. Credit Johns Hopkins Medicine Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.