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 ...
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 ...
The shortage of IV fluids after flooding from Hurricane Helene shut down one of the largest manufacturers in the U.S. is easing in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Health was informed Oct. 1 of potential ...
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Baxter’s North Cove plant will be reducing its workforce by around 3 percent, according to officials. The plant makes much of the country’s supply of sterile ...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Following hurricane damage that shuttered a North Carolina plant that makes 60% of the country's IV fluids, U.S. health officials have invoked the Defense ...
As Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida Wednesday night, drugmakers, regulators, hospitals and health agencies alike have joined forces in a bid to preserve access to critical intravenous ...
NEXT WEEK ARE NOW GOING TO BE DELAYED. I.V. FLUID IS LIKE A LIFELINE TO PATIENTS. THAT LIFELINE IS IN SHORT SUPPLY AND NOW IMPACTING PATIENTS WHO HAVE NON-EMERGENCY SURGERIES SCHEDULED AT MASS.