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    Sep 4, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Patient sues over hepatitis C exposure

    A patient believed to have contracted hepatitis C from a rogue medical worker has sued Columbia-based Maxim Staffing Solutions Inc. for failing to report the traveling technician to legal authorities even though the company knew he had stolen narcotics and put patients at risk.
    A patient believed to have contracted hepatitis C from a rogue medical worker has sued Columbia-based Maxim Staffing Solutions Inc. for failing to report the traveling technician to legal authorities even though the company knew he had stolen narcotics...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Hospitals and Clinics, Morphine (drug), Medical Procedures and Tests, Johns Hopkins Hospital

    2. Sep 7, 2012 |Story| KSWB-LTV

  2. McDonald's customers warned of hepatitis exposure

    SAN DIEGO -- People who recently visited the McDonald's restaurant in College Grove may have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus, county officials said.
    SAN DIEGO -- People who recently visited the McDonald's restaurant in College Grove may have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus, county officials said. An employee at the fast food restaurant, which is located inside the Wal-Mart store at 3412 College...

    Tags: Hepatitis A , McDonald's, Walmart, Viral Diseases and Infections, Vaccines

    3. Sep 9, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Attorney: Baltimore man contracted hepatitis C from med tech in 2008

    A 65-year-old Baltimore man was infected with hepatitis C by a traveling medical technician at the Baltimore VA Medical Center in 2008, he and his attorney said — making him the first Marylander to come forward in a sweeping investigation into the technician's interactions with thousands of patients in several states.
    A 65-year-old Baltimore man was infected with hepatitis C by a traveling medical technician at the Baltimore VA Medical Center in 2008, he and his attorney said — making him the first Marylander to come forward in a sweeping investigation into the...

    Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Crime, Law and Justice

    4. Sep 9, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Attorney: Med tech spread hepatitis in Baltimore in 2008

    A New Hampshire attorney says a client contracted hepatitis C from a traveling hospital worker two years earlier than has been previously alleged he began spreading the disease.
    A New Hampshire attorney says a client contracted hepatitis C from a traveling hospital worker two years earlier than has been previously alleged he began spreading the disease. Portsmouth attorney Michael Rainboth represents five patients who were...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia)

    5. Sep 4, 2012 |Story| KWCH

  5. Andover couple file Hepatitis C suit against Pennsylvania hospital

    <span style="font-size: small;">PITTSBURGH -- A Kansas woman who says she was infected with hepatitis C by a former medical technical has filed a lawsuit against a Pittsburgh hospital.</span>
    PITTSBURGH -- A Kansas woman who says she was infected with hepatitis C by a former medical technical has filed a lawsuit against a Pittsburgh hospital. Linda Ficken claims that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center was negligent for not...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Pittsburgh, Trials

    6. Aug 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. R. Palmer Beasley dies at 76; linked hepatitis B to liver cancer

    Dr. R. Palmer Beasley, an epidemiologist whose pivotal research on hepatitis B in Taiwan first linked the virus to liver cancer, died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Houston. He was 76.
    Dr. R. Palmer Beasley, an epidemiologist whose pivotal research on hepatitis B in Taiwan first linked the virus to liver cancer, died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Houston. He was 76. His death was announced by the University of Texas...

    Tags: Houston Chronicle, Robert Palmer, Liver Cancer, Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention

    7. Aug 21, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  7. Baby Boomers 5X more likely to get Hepatitis C

    Are you one of the nearly 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964? Well, congratulations baby boomers. You've made it through some crazy times and you're still here.
    KIAH
    Are you one of the nearly 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964? Well, congratulations baby boomers. You've made it through some crazy times and you're still here. However, there's a disturbing new trend among your generation and we're not talking...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hepatitis C , Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms

    8. Aug 22, 2012 |Story| KWCH

  8. Another Hepatitis C infection linked to Hays Medical Center

    <span style="font-size: small;">A third Hays Medical Center patient has testing positive for a strain of hepatitis C.</span>
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    A third Hays Medical Center patient has testing positive for a strain of hepatitis C. According to Hays Daily News, the strain is closely related to that carried by a former contract employee at the hospital. That employee is a traveling contract...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hepatitis C

    9. Aug 16, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Baby boomers need hepatitis C testing

    All baby boomers should get tested for hepatitis C, the virus that can lead to liver disease, cancer and death, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in 30 boomers is infected and most don't know -- read about that in this...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Disease Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Cancer, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    10. Jul 18, 2012 |Story| Daily Press

  10. FDA approves FIRST drug for the PREVENTION of sexually acquired HIV

    On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationannounced it had approved the drug combination of 300 mg tenofovir and 200 mg emtricitabine (TDF/FTC; brand name <strong>Truvada</strong>) for daily use by <strong>uninfected</strong> adults<strong> to help prevent the sexual acquisition of HIV.</strong>&nbsp;
    On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationannounced it had approved the drug combination of 300 mg tenofovir and 200 mg emtricitabine (TDF/FTC; brand name Truvada) for daily use by uninfected adults to help prevent the sexual acquisition of HIV. ...

    Tags: Truvada, Tenofovir (drug), Diseases and Illnesses, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Chemical Industry

    11. Jul 20, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  11. Fmr. Hospital Lab Tech Accused in Hepatitis C Outbreak

    EXETER, N.H. -- A former medical technician was arrested on Thursday in connection with a hepatitis C outbreak at a hospital in Exeter, New Hampshire, a federal prosecutor announced.
    CNN
    EXETER, N.H. -- A former medical technician was arrested on Thursday in connection with a hepatitis C outbreak at a hospital in Exeter, New Hampshire, a federal prosecutor announced. David Matthew Kwiatkowski, 32, is accused of infecting at least 30...

    Tags: Police Arrests, Hospitals and Clinics, Morphine (drug), Medical Procedures and Tests, Cardiac Catheterization

    12. Jul 20, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Technician charged with infecting N.H. patients with hepatitis C worked in Md.

    Four Maryland hospitals will be contacting patients who might have come in contact with a health care worker infected with hepatitis C when he worked in the state between 2008 and 2010, according to the state health department.
    Four Maryland hospitals will be contacting patients who might have come in contact with a health care worker infected with hepatitis C when he worked in the state between 2008 and 2010, according to the state health department. David Matthew Kwiatkowski,...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Cardiac Catheterization, FBI, Prosecution

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