OAKLAND, Calif. - Health care facilities in the Bay Area are changing protocols to account for the national shortage of IV fluids. Hurricane Helene is to blame, as the biggest supplier of fluids, ...

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 multiple ...

In late September, Hurricane Helene damaged a major supplier of intravenous (IV) fluids. In this report, we follow up on what has happened since. Hurricane Helene brought unprecedented and ...

Surgeries scheduled for Monday were canceled across the metro as hospitals across the state and across the country work to conserve IV fluids amid a massive shortage. Baxter International supplies 60 ...

Hurricane season continues to strain the national supply of intravenous fluids to hospitals and dialysis centers around the country. Flooding from Hurricane Helene in late September shut down one of ...

Lactated ringers and normal saline are both types of intravenous (IV) fluids. IV fluids are given whenever there is a concern about maintaining fluid balance. Each type of IV fluid has different ...

Last month, nearly 60% of hospitals nationally reported concerns they would have to postpone shortages due to the IV shortages, with 17% saying they already taken that step. UR Medicine delayed ...