Intravenous (IV) therapy is administering fluids directly into a vein. It benefits treatment by enabling water, medication, blood, or nutrients to access the body faster through the circulatory system ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DOMedically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Healthcare providers administer intravenous (IV) fluids for dehydration to people with severe related symptoms.

Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid bags to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say they are changing how they think about IV ...

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 ...

Even as Floridians cope with Hurricane Milton, the aftermath of Hurricane Helene continues to affect the U.S. Among those feeling the aftershock, hospitals around the U.S. have reported a shortage of ...

It’s been about three months since Hurricane Helene pummeled the mountains of North Carolina, but its effects are still being felt well beyond the storm’s path. After the hurricane flooded a ...

MINNESOTA, USA — Some Minnesota healthcare providers began contacting patients on Monday, notifying them that their elective and non-emergency surgeries have been canceled or postponed. The reason?

People aged 16 or over at high risk of severe illness or death from sepsis in acute hospital settings have an intravenous fluid bolus within 1 hour of risk being identified, unless contraindicated.

Surgery was Katie Adase's best chance at finally getting a diagnosis for the chronic pelvic pain that has been plaguing her for years. "I couldn't do laundry or walk to the grocery store or even cook ...

Many U.S. hospitals are conserving critical intravenous fluids to cope with a supply shortage caused by Hurricane Helene. They're changing... Nationwide IV fluid shortage changing how hospitals manage ...

It’s been about three months since Hurricane Helene pummeled the mountains of North Carolina, but its effects are still being felt well beyond the storm’s path. After the hurricane flooded a ...