The storm flooded a Baxter International factory in North Carolina that was making 60% of the national supply of IV fluids, which are used routinely during many surgeries and procedures.

IV fluids are used for a wide range of medical purposes. Some, like dehydration, can be helped with alternative methods. But others, like organ transplant surgeries, cannot. Conservation ...

Mass General Brigham announced Saturday that some non-emergent, elective procedures requiring certain IV fluids will be deferred until after Oct. 16. "While we strive to minimize any impact on ...

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 Biden administration says it has invoked the wartime powers of the Defense Production Act to speed rebuilding of a major American factory of intravenous fluids that was wrecked by Hurricane ...

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HOUSTON — Since Hurricane Helene made landfall in late September, along the southeastern shore, hospitals across the U.S. have had to adapt to a shortage of IV fluids. The plant that made 60 ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved changing the expiration date on multiple types of intravenous and sterile fluids made by Baxter International earlier this week, the company said in a ...

The damage left in the wake of Hurricane Helene last month is causing supply disruptions of vital intravenous fluid, forcing many hospitals to postpone elective surgeries in an effort to conserve ...

Damage to a plant in North Carolina caused by Helene has sparked a nationwide shortage of IV fluids. Hurricane-prone states The day in pictures Get the USA TODAY app Start the day smarter ☀️ ...