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NewsHospital removes chief exec after dirty tools risked 2,500 veterans
The Miami Veterans Administration (VA) hospital is holding its chief accountable for improperly washed colonoscopy equipment that may have exposed 2,500 veterans to diseases, reports the Miami Read more...
Unsterile endoscope puts patients at risk for deadly diseases
Pittsburgh-based St. Clair Hospital sent letters to 75 patients after officials discovered that improperly cleaned equipment may have exposed them to blood-borne diseases like HIV or Hepatitis B or Read more...
Infection control problems emerge at three VA hospitals
Here's an ugly problem that has just come to light. The VA is reporting that three of its patients have tested positive for HIV, each of whom were exposed to contaminated medical equipment at one of Read more...
Veteran contracts HIV from unsterilized endoscopic equipment
The Department of Veterans Affairs has confirmed at a patient has tested positive for HIV, contracted from unsterilized endoscopic equipment. In addition, at least five other veterans have tested Read more...
Hepatits B outbreak linked to NJ oncologist
A New Jersey oncologist is suspected of causing a Hepatitis B outbreak, according to public health officials. Since February, the New Jersey Health Department has contacted about 3,000 cancer Read more...
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