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ORLANDO, Fla. — Patients in the hospital for dehydration or nausea are only about half as likely to get IV fluids.
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Researcher says that’s because flooding from Hurricane Helene damaged a plant in North Carolina that supplies most of the nation’s IV fluids.
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Officials are now urging medical professionals to use alternatives for hydration, such as Gatorade or Pedialyte, to help conserve resources whenever possible.
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