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University of Alabama at Birmingham officials have activated a plan to ration a key medical supply used in imaging and heart treatments in response to a global shortage caused by COVID-19 shutdowns in Shanghai, China. UAB Hospital officials announced they would “aggressively ration supplies of IV contrast,” which is used to detect blood flow in heart catheterizations and during some enhanced X-rays, MRIs and CT scans. The shortage is expected to last until at least June 30, according to a press release. Some elective procedures will have to be postponed to conserve supplies for the most critically ill patients, said...
