U.S. hospitals are experiencing a shortage of IV fluids, triggered by a disruption at Baxter's North Carolina plant following Hurricane Helene. As hospitals have scrambled to conserve supplies, at ...

When Hurricane Milton barreled through the Gulf of Mexico with a ferocity that brought one Florida-based meteorologist to tears, Beth Gore’s biggest worry wasn’t ...

As the nation’s largest supplier of intravenous fluids works to return to full production in North Carolina, Self Regional ...

Prior to Hurricane Milton making landfall, federal officials were working to move IV bags out of the storm's path following disruptions caused by flooding at a large facility in North Carolina.

A recent shortage of intravenous solutions underscores the need to address the fragile supply chain for infusion therapy ...

But you should notify the TSA official as well as take your liquid medicine, along with accompanying supplies like ice packs, ...

Baxter expects to restart a second IV solutions manufacturing line within the next week, the company announced today. Along ...

North Texas hospital officials say they have avoided canceling or delaying procedures after a crucial IV fluid manufacturing plant was damaged in Hurricane Helene.

Now, shortfalls of basic materials such as sterile water and IV bags are hitting another group especially hard: the 25,000 U. S. patients who rely on intravenous nutrition to survive. Got tips?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A factory that provides IV fluid bags all over the United States is beginning production again, but while the factory is back in action local health leaders say it ...

Last week, Orton was down to her last few bags of the IV solution. She has vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that impacts joints, blood vessels and organs and makes ...

That scramble is becoming too familiar. When Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico in 2017, the damage to a Baxter plant that made small IV bags led to a shortage. In July 2023, supplies of a range ...