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US approves temporary imports of IV fluids as hospitals grapple with storm-related shortages

As hospitals across the country grapple with shortages caused by Hurricane Helen, federal health officials have approved the import of certain intravenous fluids from overseas. The shortage occurred after flooding from Helen damaged Baxter International's intravenous fluid manufacturing facility in Marion, North Carolina. The plant supplied about 60 percent of the intravenous fluid used daily […]

National IV fluids supply threatened by hurricanes

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NC Factory That Makes Vital IV Fluids Closes Due to Flooding

A plant manufacturing intravenous (IV) fluids in Marion, North Carolina, has closed after flooding from Hurricane Helen. Baxter International, located about 55 miles outside of Asheville, has closed and is now covered NPR reported Friday, noting that employees said the building was evacuated just before the worst of the storm hit the area. Baxter International […]

173 Hongkongers Say They Were Attacked With Bodily Fluids Over 8 Months

According to reports, more than 170 Hong Kongers have reported being sprayed with suspected bodily fluids in public in the past eight months. South China Morning Post. The revelation came after a woman criticized the penalty handed down to a man who used a pipette to squirt liquid, including semen, onto her. Although men were […]