Stomach flu can cause diarrhea and vomiting that dehydrate you quickly. You may need fluids delivered through your veins so that you can recover. Stomach flu happens when a virus causes an infection ...

Tips include converting patients to oral rehydration, oral medications, and oral antibiotics, as appropriate. HealthDay News — The American Thoracic Society is providing tips to help hospitals ...

Intravenous fluid bags remain in short supply, causing some hospitals to take steps to conserve the bags, such as prescribing oral medications when possible. AP FILE PHOTO Hospitals in the Northern ...

Yvonne Hemz was scheduled to have a cancerous tumor removed from her kidney Tuesday. On Sunday, however, Hemze, 52, of Farmington, Minnesota, got a call from the hospital, Abbott Northwestern, telling ...

Hurricane season continues to strain the national supply of intravenous fluids to hospitals and dialysis centers around the country. Flooding from Hurricane Helene in late September shut down one of ...

Tips include strategies for conserving fluids, cutting waste. (HealthDay News) — The American Thoracic Society is providing tips to help hospitals mitigate impacts on intravenous (IV) fluid supply ...