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 tenecteplase administered within 4.5 hours after onset of central retinal artery occlusion does not improve vision recovery at 30 days compared with oral aspirin, according to a study ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Catholic Health announced in a statement Monday night that it is canceling most elective surgeries that require intravenous (IV) fluids for the rest of the week as it prepares ...

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 ...

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 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?

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 ...

Hospital systems across the country — including those in North Texas — are conserving IV fluids as the country's largest manufacturer recovers from damage due to Hurricane Helene. Hospitals across ...

Intravenous fluid bags remain in short supply, causing some hospitals to take steps to conserve the bags, such as prescribing oral medications when possible. AP FILE PHOTO Hospitals in the Northern ...