The FDA is urging dialysis providers to conserve their supplies of blood flow lines, amid a shortage of the specialized tubing that the agency expects will continue for at least six months.

Plastics revolutionized medicine. But what we once saw as miraculous has now become a silent threat—one we can no longer ...

The provincial cancer agency is halting its use of an infusion pump line, due to concerns over leakage and heightened risk of ...

A central line is similar to an IV, but it supplies more volume. You may also see IV bags and tubing, which deliver metered doses of medication to children under observation. Breathing devices.

Key Takeaways Bags of intravenous fluid are a source of microplasticsResearchers found microplastics in two different brands ...

IV nutrition therapy is commonly used in medical settings but is gaining popularity in wellness circles. Learn the potential ...

Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now, according to new research, these ...

Climate change idea. Bags of intravenous fluid are a source of microplastics Researchers found microplastics in two different brands of IV saline solution The plastics are likely leaching into the ...

Drugs are given to patients in hospital through IV drip bags. Drugs given to hospital patients using IV drip bags may contain thousands of dangerous plastic particles, a new study, published in ...

Microplastics can be found in the solutions administered through plastic IV bags, researchers recently reported in the journal Environment & Health. In fact, thousands of plastic particles could ...

In hospital many drugs, as well as fluids and nutrients, are administered through plastic IV bags. The scientists bought two different common brands of 8.4oz bags of IV saline solution ...