Replacing the saline in many IV bags with another solution could save lives, according to two studies published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The sister studies -- one on patients in ...

PUTTING PLANS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN’T IMPACT PATIENTS FROM FLORIDA TO NORTH CAROLINA. AND NOW POTENTIALLY THE NORTHEAST. HURRICANE HELENE’S IMPACTS ARE HITTING UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST.

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

Lactated ringers and normal saline are both types of intravenous (IV) fluids. IV fluids are given whenever there is a concern about maintaining fluid balance. Each type of IV fluid has different ...