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 ...

Research from the 1970s suggests IV fluid bags can contain solid particles, but few scientists have followed up on what those particles are made of. Researchers Liwu Zhang, Ventsislav Kolev Valev ...

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

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 ...

Authorities believe Dr. Melanie Kaspar, one of Dr. Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz, Jr.'s colleagues, died because of a tainted IV bag Chris Harris has been a senior true crime reporter for PEOPLE since ...

Research from the 1970s suggests IV fluid bags can contain solid particles, but few scientists have followed up on what those particles are made of. Liwu Zhang, Ventsislav Kolev Valev and ...

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 ...

The researchers estimate that thousands of plastic particles could be delivered directly to a person’s bloodstream from a single 8.4-ounce (250-milliliter) bag of infusion fluid. In clinical settings, ...

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 ...