Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67(22):1920-1928. Due to the high osmolarity of hypertonic saline, infusion through a central line is preferred to minimize phlebitis. Most studies used a 7.5% hypertonic ...

At the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014), new research showed that ultrasound-guided injections of growth factors-containing platelet-rich plasma (PRP) are no more ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating the infusions of non-sterile, simulated intravenous saline to patients in seven states, ...

The nation with the world's highest per capita health costs has been experiencing all manner of drug shortages for years. Most recently, hospitals have even been fighting to get enough sterile saline, ...

Hospitals have had trouble sourcing sodium chloride injections amid recalls and supply disruptions. B. Braun Medical recalled five lots of leaky 250 milliliter sodium chloride injections, the Food and ...

MONROE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A North Carolina woman and her husband got a saline injection instead of the COVID-19 vaccine. It happened at a Walgreens in Union County. "You question how could that even ...

Bored with tattoos and piercings, body art fans in Japan are getting their kicks from “bagel-heading,” according to a show. The bizarre look is achieved by pumping saline into the forehead until a ...

BERLIN — An outcry is brewing in Germany as thousands are set to be revaccinated after a nurse admitted to injecting patients with saline solution instead of a coronavirus vaccine. Almost 9,000 people ...

Trials evaluating the use of hypertonic saline solutions for resuscitation after traumatic injury have not shown an overall mortality benefit compared with isotonic fluid administration. The largest ...