COLUMBIA, S.C. — The nation's hospitals are seeing a critical shortage in the dye used in certain medical scans and procedures. Midlands hospitals say they are doing everything they can to try and ...
Arkansas hospitals are adjusting to a worldwide shortage of injectable fluid used for certain kinds of medical imaging, according to health officials throughout the state. Medical professionals often ...
The lockdowns in China are causing a shortage of an important dye used in CT scans. The majority of the dye that is used in the U.S. is produced in China, but that production has been disrupted by the ...
The global shortage of iodinated contrast dye, which has forced hospitals to postpone CT scans and other imaging procedures since May, will last until the end of September, the American Hospital ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -The nation faces a shortage of imaging contrast dye. And CoxHealth is making scheduling adjustments to accommodate the lack of supplies. CoxHealth executives expect to see a 10 ...
The study compared five strategies: reducing the dosage of the iodinated dye alongside less tube voltage, weight-based dosage, using unenhanced CT instead of contrast CT if it’s safe, a combination of ...
A shortage of contrast dye used for CT scans, gastrointestinal imaging, angiograms and cardiac catheterizations is expected to cause delays across the country and around the world for people in need ...
Newborns and very young children should undergo thyroid monitoring in the weeks after undergoing certain medical imaging, the FDA announced. In an update to a 2015 warning, the agency is newly ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As more and more Americans undergo CT scans and other medical imaging scans involving intense X-rays, a new study suggests that many of them should take a pre-scan drug that could ...
Leigh Rodgers died after having an allergic reaction to contrast dye used in a CT scan. A mom went into anaphylactic shock from the contrast dye used in her CT scan, causing her to die within 90 ...