Hospitals across the United States are reeling from a shortage of IV fluids after Hurricane Helene struck a major manufacturing plant in North Carolina, prompting some to postpone elective ...

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 ...

Federal regulators have approved a change to the expiration dates for multiple types of intravenous (IV) and sterile fluids made at a key manufacturing plant recovering from the impact of ...

Hospitals across the United States are reeling from a shortage of IV fluids after Hurricane Helene struck a major manufacturing plant in North Carolina, prompting some to postpone elective surgeries ...

Years before Hurricane Helene shut down a critical intravenous fluid facility in North Carolina, sparking concerns in hospitals across the country, many common IV fluids were already in short ...

Some non-emergent, elective procedures at the largest integrated health care system in Massachusetts are being postponed because of a national IV fluid shortage. Mass General Brigham announced ...

Baxter provides around 60% of the country's IV fluid supply. It's plant in North Cove, NC was shut down by damage from Hurricane Helene. A nationwide shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids persists ...

Florida hospitals and health providers are coping with a national shortage of IV fluids exacerbated by the two major hurricanes that have hit the Southeast in the past month. Hurricane Helene ...

Hurricane Helene caused a critical IV fluid shortage in metro Atlanta, with major hospitals, including Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, receiving markedly reduced shipments. A key supplier ...

Some switched patients who can drink fluids to Gatorade or water instead of giving them an IV. Hospitals also have started postponing planned procedures that can wait, like some orthopedic ...