A week after Hurricane Helene knocked out a factory that produces more than half of the country’s intravenous solutions, the president of a group that represents about 5,000 hospitals is suggesting ...

Intravenous fluids given to a trauma victim at an accident site may not be the best treatment and in many cases may actually be counterproductive, increasing the risk that a patient will die, ...

If you have ever had general surgery, chances are you would have been administered intravenous (IV) fluids. A global shortage of multiple IV fluid products has prompted Australian health authorities ...

Normally, hospitals are, well, flush with IV fluids. But right now, that isn’t the case. In addition to the physical damage to many hospitals and clinics in the region, Hurricane Helene knocked out ...

Hospitals in the region are keeping a careful eye on their IV fluid supplies, and are using less of the precious liquid as a way to cope with supply shortages in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The ...

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 ...

Hospitals are adjusting how they use IV fluids after a plant that produces 60% of IV fluids used in the U.S. was damaged in Hurricane Helene. The Baxter International facility in Marion, N.C. — a ...

MINNESOTA, USA — Some Minnesota healthcare providers began contacting patients on Monday, notifying them that their elective and non-emergency surgeries have been canceled or postponed. The reason?

When Hurricane Helene took out a factory making 60% of the country's IV fluids, it caused shortages that have led to canceled surgeries. A look at the effects and prospects for improvement. IV fluids ...

Like many women, I want to apologize for my behavior to all the healthcare professionals who helped me to deliver my children. But my apology is for a unique reason. As my seventh IV fluid bag was ...

After sweltering high school football practices, brothers Phoenix and Roman Derichsweiler focus on recovery. “I drink 100 ounces of water, some Gatorade, some Pedialyte, but even then it didn’t feel ...