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.

A nurse places a patient's chemotherapy medication on an intravenous stand at a hospital in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — An intravenous (IV) fluid shortage in the wake of Hurricane Helene is continuing after a major North Carolina factory was damaged when the storm hit. Now, health officials are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...