It’s the bags that hold the fluids and drugs used for intravenous (IV) infusions. Research from way back in the 1970s suggested that IV bags could potentially contain solid particles, but there was ...

by calling Dr. Bobbie Jean Sweitzer to the stand. Dr. Sweitzer is an anesthesiologist and testified as an expert witness for the defense. Prosecutors have said the poisoned IV bags caused several ...

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 ...

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 ...