A shortage of IV fluid is forcing hospitals across the country to conserve and even postpone surgeries and procedures after an IV fluid production facility in North Carolina was hit by the devastating ...

The fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will be felt broadly and could linger, experts say. Flooding triggered by Hurricane Helene hit a Baxter ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Health care facilities in the Bay Area are changing protocols to account for the national shortage of IV fluids. Hurricane Helene is to blame, as the biggest supplier of fluids, ...

North Carolina hospitals reeling from Hurricane Helene may soon get some relief from a critical IV fluid shortage. The Food and Drug Administration approved changing the expiration date on multiple ...

Hurricane Helene’s flood-related damage to a key medical supply production facility last week in Marion, North Carolina, has serious potential to affect patient care nationally because it manufactures ...

IV fluids are the very lifeblood of American healthcare—helping doctors and nurses hydrate their patients, administer drugs, and even replace lost blood volume. These fluids are fundamental to patient ...

In late September, Hurricane Helene damaged a major supplier of intravenous (IV) fluids. In this report, we follow up on what ...

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Intravenous (IV) therapy is administering fluids directly into a vein. It benefits treatment by enabling water, medication, blood, or nutrients to access the body faster through the circulatory system ...

Stomach flu can cause diarrhea and vomiting that dehydrate you quickly. You may need fluids delivered through your veins so that you can recover. Stomach flu happens when a virus causes an infection ...

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