Previous close | 7.64 |
Open | 7.33 |
Bid | 3.70 |
Ask | 7.70 |
Strike | 42.50 |
Expiry date | 2026-01-16 |
Day's range | 7.33 - 7.64 |
Contract range | N/A |
Volume | |
Open interest | 35 |
The aftermath of Hurricane Helene is rippling through the healthcare sector, with hospitals nationwide facing a critical shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids. Yahoo Finance Health Reporter Anjalee Khemlani delves into the situation, examining the strategies hospitals are employing to mitigate the impact of these shortages. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Market Domination Overtime. This post was written by Angel Smith
The fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will be felt broadly and could linger, experts say. Flooding triggered by Hurricane Helene hit a Baxter International plant in North Cove, North Carolina, that makes much of the country’s supply of sterile intravenous, or IV, fluids. It also makes fluids used by some patients on home kidney dialysis.
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