WELL, HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FEELING THE IMPACT OF HURRICANES HELENE AND MILTON RIGHT NOW. THEY’RE FACING A SHORTAGE OF IV FLUIDS THAT INCLUDES HEALTH SYSTEMS IN NEBRASKA, METHODIST HEALTH ...

The F.D.A. has authorized shipments from overseas plants to ease shortages of IV bags caused by Hurricane Helene as hospitals begin rationing fluids to protect the sickest patients. By Christina ...

Surgery was Katie Adase's best chance at finally getting a diagnosis for the chronic pelvic pain that has been plaguing her for years. "I couldn't do laundry or walk to the grocery store or even cook ...

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 ...

Last week, the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration added intravenous (IV) fluids to the growing list of medicines in short supply. The shortage is due to higher-than-expected demand and ...

A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare finds there may be a better and safer treatment option for emergency department and hospital patients than saline solution, which is used as an ...

Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say they are changing how they think about IV ...

It’s been about three months since Hurricane Helene pummeled the mountains of North Carolina, but its effects are still being felt well beyond the storm’s path. After the hurricane flooded a ...

The association between fluid overload and survival has not been well elucidated in critically ill patients with sepsis-induced acute kidney injury (SIAKI) receiving continuous renal replacement ...

image: A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare finds there may be a better and safer treatment option for emergency department and hospital patients than saline solution, which is used ...