Microplastics get everywhere, and there’s increasing attention being paid to their potential effects on human health. It’s ...

The trial for Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz, the Dallas anesthesiologist accused of tampering with IV bags, continued Thursday in federal court. Federal prosecutors allege Ortiz poisoned the bags the summer ...

There is a chemical used to make plastic flexible that is so dangerous, it was removed from children's toys nearly 20 years ...

Microplastics found in IV infusion bags may enter the bloodstream, potentially posing health risks to patients.

Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now these bits of plastic -- from 1 to 62 micrometers long -- have been found in the filtered solutions used for ...

Ottawa, Feb. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global IV bags market size was valued at USD 1.94 billion in 2024 and is predicted to hit around USD 3.32 billion by 2033, a study published by ...

The North Carolina facility is responsible for an estimated 1.5 million IV bags a day, roughly 60% of IV bag supply in the United States. Dr. Chris DeRienzo with the American Hospital Association ...

She then realized the solution was flowing into the primary IV bag rather than the patient. Upon examination, she noticed the primary bag's tubing had a 15 micron filter at the base of the drip ...

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A WakeMed nurse, Kellianne McGuire, faces serious felony charges after allegedly stealing 2500 mL of fentanyl from an IV bag, leveraging her position within the hospital. A WakeMed nurse faces ...