According to research published in the ACS partner journal Environment & Health, microplastics — particles from 1 to 62 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The federal government has sought to assure Australians they'll have "more than enough" bags of IV fluids over the coming ...

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

It also moved to secure 22 million bags of IV fluid on the back of mounting pressure to do more to guarantee supply. The Australian Medical Association said the shortage had been a "wake up call ...

The demand for medical fluid bags is rising due to their extensive use in hospitals, clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, and home healthcare settings. The COVID-19 pandemic further accelerated ...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra toured the North Cove facility, which makes roughly 60% of IV fluids in the U.S, around 1.5 million bags per day.