More than a year after a former Dallas anesthesiologist was convicted of tampering with IV bags, survivors and their families say they are still waiting for the medical industry to take action ...

Research from the 1970s suggests IV fluid bags can contain solid particles, but few scientists have followed up on what those particles are made of.

And they estimated that each bag of infusion fluid could deliver about 7,500 microplastics directly into the bloodstream. This figure rises to about 25,000 particles to treat dehydration or 52,500 for ...

This is a MedPage Today story. 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 ...

Another hospital administrator told me that they're interested in retooling electronic health records to question doctor's orders before letting them order another IV fluid bag for hydration.

Hospitals nationwide grapple with IV fluid shortage caused by Hurricane Helene ...

All New Hampshire hospitals affected by nationwide IV fluid shortage, officials say Governor says amount of IV fluid being delivered is low, several hospitals receiving late shipments ...

MU Health Care and Boone Health are bouncing back from this fall’s national IV fluid shortage. In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, hospitals across the country felt the impact of ...

A major manufacturer of IV fluids in North Carolina was damaged during Hurricane Helene, and two months later, hospitals in New Hampshire two months later are feeling the fallout.

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 ...

Hospitals are conserving IV fluids amid a months-long shortage, accelerating changes to hydration protocols.