Jackie Fortier
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Health
Hospitals face months of IV fluid shortages after Helene damages N.C. factory
Hospitals have been forced to innovate with new ways of hydrating patients and giving them medications, after a key factory that produces IV fluid bags flooded during Hurricane Helene. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on Nov. 7, 2024.)
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Health
Hospitals face months of IV fluid shortages after Helene damages N.C. factory
Hospitals have been forced to innovate with new ways of hydrating patients and giving them medications, after a key factory that produces IV fluids flooded during Hurricane Helene.
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Health
Besides cancer, breast checkups may also gauge a person’s risk for heart disease
Breast x-rays, better known as mammograms, are typically used to detect breast cancer. But the pictures also show whether arteries in the breast have calcified.