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, ...

The FDA has been warning since Dec. 30 that non-sterile, training IV products have been distributed to healthcare facilities and administered to patients. Now more than 40 patients are reported to ...

At least 40 patients mistakenly received unsterilized, "simulated" intravanous fluids -- meant for training only -- instead of the sterile saline solution normally given to people in the hospital, ...

Hospitals across the country are struggling with a shortage of one of their essential medical supplies. Manufacturers are rationing saline solution — essentially pharmaceutical-grade saltwater. The ...

If you follow the sterilization rules, you can safely make a nasal rinse from home. The same can't be said for all DIY solutions. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health ...