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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...
Widow sues Mayo Clinic for Hepatitis C-related death
A widow who says her husband died after contracting Hepatitis C at Mayo Clinic is suing the hospital, reports First Coast News. This is the first litigation related to the spread of Hepatitis C via a Read more...
Mayo tells more than 3,000 patients of possible Hepatitis C infection
The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., will send out letters to 3,209 patients who may have been infected with Hepatitis C by a former employee, said the hospital's CEO at a news conference Thursday. Read more...
Mayo Clinic worker used patients' syringes, may have spread Hepatitis C
A radiology technologist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. likely transmitted Hepatitis C to at least three transplant patients--one of whom who died shortly after he would have been exposed--via Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Vegas hep C outbreak spurs Nevada laws
Last year, two clinics were forced to notify more than 50,000 patients that they may have been exposed to blood-borne diseases by unsafe injection practices. Now, in an effort to prevent such 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...
NY patient safety bill will name doctors charged with misconduct
A new patient safety bill signed into law yesterday by New York Governor David Paterson will require that the names of doctors charged with misconduct be made public. Infection control was a key Read more...
| Press ReleasesMayo Clinic Studies Identify Risk Factors in Rising Trend of Liver CancerROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Doctors have known for years that the incidence of deadly liver cancer is on the rise, but what is causing that trend has remained a mystery. Two recent Mayo Read more >> New Treatment for Hepatitis C Helps Boost Cure RateHOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Methodist Hospital in Houston is excited to share significant news for patients who need treatment for hepatitis C genotype 1, a viral infection that causes liver Read more >> Sanford Guide Introduces New Hepatitis GuideSanford Guide to Hepatitis Diagnosis and Treatment available in mobile appCHICAGO, Sept. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sanford Guide, recognized as the essential reference for infectious disease Read more >> Gilead Amends Study Design for Ongoing Hepatitis C Clinical Trials That Include GS 9190, Pegylated Interferon and RibaviriChange Does Not Affect Ongoing “All Oral” Clinical Trials Evaluating Multiple Direct-Acting Antivirals in Combination FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today Read more >> Inhibitex to Present at the 2011 Canaccord Genuity Growth Conference on Tuesday, August 9thATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Inhibitex, Inc. (Nasdaq: INHX), today announced that Russell H. Plumb, president and chief executive officer, will present an overview of the company and its pipeline of Read more >> |
