Tag: storms
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Patients scramble for treatments as hospitals conserve IV fluids after storms
Yvonne Hemz was scheduled to have a cancerous tumor removed from her kidney Tuesday. On Sunday, however, Hemze, 52, of Farmington, Minnesota, got a call from the hospital, Abbott Northwestern, telling her that her surgery had been canceled. The hospital was getting reduced shipments of intravenous fluids, essential for patients during surgeries, after Hurricane Helene…
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Two more storms gain strength in the Atlantic following devastation of Hurricane Helene
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two more tropical storms growing stronger in the Atlantic Thursday. Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie currently pose no direct threat to land, but threaten to bring more rain to regions already reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Hurricane Kirk was upgraded to hurricane status Tuesday night and…