Hospitals forced to ration IV bags after Hurricane Helene cuts off supply
For hospitals across the country, access to intravenous fluids and other supplies are harder to come by after Hurricane ...
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New Orleans launches investigation into Louisiana’s controlled substances law
The New Orleans Health Department has launched its investigation into whether Louisiana’s new law restricting two common ...
Patients scramble for treatments as hospitals conserve IV fluids after storms
Hospitals delayed or canceled treatments after IV fluid maker Baxter International closed its North Carolina facility because of damage from Hurricane Helene.
Pfizer wins FDA approval for hemophilia B drug that will be first once-weekly treatment
Pfizer Inc. has won regulatory approval for its hympavzi drug as a treatment for hemophilia A or B without inhibitors - making it the first antitissue-factor pathway inhibitor to be allowed for the ...
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IV Fluid Plant in Florida Remains Functional After Milton
FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Facing a nationwide shortage of vital IV fluids after Hurricane Helene knocked out ...
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Two hurricanes batter essential makers of IV fluids; Georgia hospitals stretch supplies
Hospitals in Atlanta and throughout Georgia are feeling the pinch from storm damage and to a factory in North Carolina that produces much of the nation’s supply of intravenous (IV) fluids.
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Chicago hospitals cope with dwindling supply of IV fluid
Despite a shrinking pipeline forced by Hurricane Helene halting production at Baxter's plant, local health systems say the ...
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IV Fluids in Short Supply as Hurricanes Affect Two Drugmakers
Hurricane Helene damaged the nation’s main plant that makes intravenous fluids nearly 2 weeks ago. Here's what to know.
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US Supply of IV Solutions Takes a Hit After Hurricane Helene
The impact of Hurricane Helene has led to a temporary supply disruption at the Baxter facility in Marion, North Carolina.
US scrambles to find hospital IV fluids after Helene damages NC plant
After Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina production plant for a major supplier of IV fluids for U.S. hospitals, ...
U.S. Races to Replenish Storm-Battered Supplies of IV Fluids at Hospitals
The F.D.A. has authorized shipments from overseas plants to ease shortages of IV bags caused by Hurricane Helene as hospitals ...