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(CNN) — Patients visiting emergency departments for dehydration or nausea are half as likely to receive IV fluids now than they were before Hurricane Helene exacerbated supply shortages, according to ...
Baxter provides around 60% of the country's IV fluid supply. It's plant in North Cove, NC was shut down by damage from Hurricane Helene. The Health Collaborative says Greater Cincinnati area hospitals ...
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ABILENE, Texas — Hospitals have been forced to ration IV fluids and find new ways of hydrating patients after a factory that produces IV fluids flooded during Hurricane Helene. Clay Lohse, the owner ...
The Biden administration invoked a wartime law to increase production of IV fluids and products are being flown in from around the world, as hospitals are struggling to treat patients in need ...
Hurricane Helene caused a critical IV fluid shortage in metro Atlanta, with major hospitals, including Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, receiving markedly reduced shipments. A key supplier, Baxter ...
Temperatures are rising, and it is important to make sure you are drinking enough water so you won’t be dehydrated. Dehydration occurs when your body doesn’t have enough fluids to function effectively ...
Hospitals across the United States are facing critical IV fluid shortages after Hurricane Helene’s severe flooding forced the closure of critical medical fluid manufacturing facilities. The disruption ...
There’s drinking water, and then there’s hydration that actually hits. If you’ve ever chugged a bottle of water and still felt off (fatigued, dry-skinned, or foggy), you’re not imagining things. “True ...
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