Hepatitis
L.I. Church Hepatitis A Communion Exposure Lawsuits
Hepatitis A Exposure Lawsuits. You may be at risk for Hepatitis A if you attended Mass and received Holy Communion at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Massapequa Park, Long Island, New York. Apparently, someone at the Long Island church involved in distributing Holy Communion on Christmas Day was infected with … [Read more...] about L.I. Church Hepatitis A Communion Exposure Lawsuits
Hepatitis Exposure Injury Lawsuits
Hepatitis Exposure Lawsuits. Hepatitis is a virus that causes inflammation of the liver and produces a variety of symptoms. Often, hepatitis can be asymptomatic, producing no visible symptoms. Hepatitis A, B, C, and D are the most common types of hepatitis found in the United States.Hepatitis can affect anyone. People that are at the … [Read more...] about Hepatitis Exposure Injury Lawsuits
Hepatitis C Medications May Lead to Hepatitis B Reactivation
Cases of Reactivation of Hepatitis B Virus (HPV) in Patients. Following 24 reported cases of reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HPV) in patients taking direct acting antiviral (DAA) medications to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has mandated a "black-box warning," the agency's most serious … [Read more...] about Hepatitis C Medications May Lead to Hepatitis B Reactivation
East Farmingdale Restaurant Linked to Hepatitis A Virus
Hepatitis A Virus in East Farmingdale Restaurant. Customers who drank a beverage at Trento restaurant in East Farmingdale on Long Island, in mid to late July, may have been at risk for Hepatitis A, the Suffolk County Health Services Department announced. The dates in question when a worker at the restaurant had the infectious … [Read more...] about East Farmingdale Restaurant Linked to Hepatitis A Virus
Hepatitis Scare in Colorado Persists
Hundreds Of Patients Remain Untested. The hepatitis scandal that originated in Colorado is not yet over. The Denver Post reports that hundreds of patients remain untested for the dangerous liver disease that was potentially spread due to scrub tech Kristen Diane Parker’s shoddy practices and drug addiction. Hepatitis C is spread … [Read more...] about Hepatitis Scare in Colorado Persists
Patients May Have Been Exposed To HIV
A Florida Hospital Violated Infection Control Protocols. Another case of potential hospital-spread hepatitis has been discovered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to the Sun Sentinel, police in that city are looking into a long-time registered nurse who, according to her staff—violated infection-control protocols, with … [Read more...] about Patients May Have Been Exposed To HIV
Hospital Fighting Subpoena In Hepatitis Probe
Linked to a fired operating room tech is fighting a subpoena issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. One of the Colorado medical facilities involved in the hepatitis C scandal linked to a fired operating room tech is fighting a subpoena issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The Gazette wrote that the Audubon Ambulatory Surgical Center … [Read more...] about Hospital Fighting Subpoena In Hepatitis Probe
21 Hepatitis C Cases in Colorado May be Linked to Indicted Scrub Tech
Health Department is now Reporting 21 cases of the Blood Borne Disease. Three more people in Colorado have tested positive for hepatitis C that may be related to one former surgical technician. According to The Denver Post, the Colorado Health Department is now reporting 21 cases of the blood borne disease that may have originated … [Read more...] about 21 Hepatitis C Cases in Colorado May be Linked to Indicted Scrub Tech
NY Hep C Lawsuit
First Lawsuit in New York Alleging Hep C contamination Has Been Filed. In addition to the numerous hepatitis C cases cropping up nationwide and allegedly linked to former surgical tech Kristen Diane Parker, 26, what appears to be the first lawsuit in New York alleging hep C contamination due to Parker’s practices has been … [Read more...] about NY Hep C Lawsuit
NY Hep C Cases Linked to Colorado Scrub Tech
Hepatitis C Originated With Former Surgical Tech. We have been following the hepatitis C debacle that appears to have originated with former surgical technician, Kristen Diane Parker, 26. We recently reported that 19 patients from Colorado’s Rose Medical Center tested positive for the dangerous and sometimes deadly disease. Now, … [Read more...] about NY Hep C Cases Linked to Colorado Scrub Tech
McDonald’s Hepatitis A Victims Sue
A Lawsuit Alleging McDonald’s For Damages And Contamination. The family of a boy who allegedly contracted hepatitis A after eating at McDonald’s Corporation’s Milan, Illinois, establishment is suing the fast food giant for damages and “other relief,” reports Reuters. The lawsuit alleges that after eating at a McDonald’s in Milan, … [Read more...] about McDonald’s Hepatitis A Victims Sue
19 Hepatitis C Cases Now Linked to Colorado Surgical Tech
Hepatitis C Cases At Rose Medical Center. 19 People Tested Positive For Hepatitis C After Surgery at Rose Medical Center. Sadly, the number of patients who likely contracted the dangerous, sometimes deadly, hepatitis C from surgical technician Kristen Diane Parker, has risen to 19. Parker, 26, allegedly swapped sterile … [Read more...] about 19 Hepatitis C Cases Now Linked to Colorado Surgical Tech
Hep C Outbreak Linked to Colorado Surgical Tech Grows
Hep C Outbreak Originated in Colorado Has Expanded. The hepatitis C scandal that originated in Denver, Colorado has not only expanded to two other states, but its victim toll has risen to 11. The Denver Post just reported that 11 patients from the Rose Medical Center have contracted the dangerous and sometimes eadly bldood borne … [Read more...] about Hep C Outbreak Linked to Colorado Surgical Tech Grows
Colorado Hepatitis C Surgical Tech Being Investigated in New York, Texas
Colorado Hepatitis C Scare Has Now Spread. A hepatitis C scare that originated in Colorado has now spread to two other states. According to the Associated Press, health officials in New York and Texas are now investigating an allegedly painkiller-addicted surgical technician who is accused of switching new syringes for used, dirty … [Read more...] about Colorado Hepatitis C Surgical Tech Being Investigated in New York, Texas
6000 Hospital Patients Exposed to Hepatitis
Former Surgery Tech Face Criminal Charges. A former surgery technician heard a list of criminal charges she faces in a potentially massive hepatitis contamination. The Denver Post said Kristen Diane Parker, 26, is accused of exposing thousands of patients to hepatitis C, “tampering with a consumer product, counterfeiting a controlled … [Read more...] about 6000 Hospital Patients Exposed to Hepatitis
4th VA Patient Has HIV
Veterans Tested Positive in HIV. The number of veterans who have tested positive for HIV and other life-threatening pathogens following shoddy colonoscopies and endoscopies at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals has risen from three to four this week. Now, the Associated Press (AP) is reporting that the Department of Veterans Affairs … [Read more...] about 4th VA Patient Has HIV
Atlantic City Hospital Faces Hepatitis Outbreak
Hepatitis Outbreak At Atlantic City. Fifteen dialysis patients at a hospital in Atlantic City have been diagnosed with hepatitis C and health officials in New Jersey are unclear about the origin of the outbreak. Philly.com reports that the 15 patients contracted the serious, sometimes deadly, liver disease since 2005 at the … [Read more...] about Atlantic City Hospital Faces Hepatitis Outbreak
Veteran Diagnosed with HIV Following Botched Procedure at VA Hospital
Military Veterans Might Have Been Exposed To Pathogens. Late last month we wrote that thousands of military veterans might have been exposed to dangerous, life-threatening pathogens from shoddy colonoscopies and endoscopies they underwent as long as five years ago. Now, the Associated Press (AP) reports one patient has tested … [Read more...] about Veteran Diagnosed with HIV Following Botched Procedure at VA Hospital
NJ Oncologist Linked to Hepatitis Outbreak Has License Suspended
Oncologist Exposed Thousands Of Patients To Hepatitis. The New Jersey oncologist who potentially exposed thousands of patients to serious, life-threatening diseases including hepatitis B and C and HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has had his license to practice medicine suspended, effective immediately, and on an emergency basis, the … [Read more...] about NJ Oncologist Linked to Hepatitis Outbreak Has License Suspended
New Jersey Hepatitis B Outbreak Likely Linked to Single Oncologist
Hepatitis B Outbreak Likely Linked to Dr. Parvez Dara. Thousands of patients of a New Jersey oncologist must undergo testing for some serious blood borne diseases such as hepatitis B; hepatitis C; and HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. According to the Associated Press (AP), New Jersey health officials have confirmed that … [Read more...] about New Jersey Hepatitis B Outbreak Likely Linked to Single Oncologist
Vets Endangered by Improperly Sterilized Equipment
Dangers of Improperly Sterilized Equipment. Even though the Veterans Administration (VA) isn't saying much, it seems as if thousands of military veterans might have been exposed to dangerous, life-threatening pathogens from colonoscopies and endoscopies they underwent as long as five years ago. The Associated Press (AP) … [Read more...] about Vets Endangered by Improperly Sterilized Equipment
Health Workers Expose 60,000 Individuals to Hepatitis
People Were Exposed And Infected With Hepatitis. A recent federal report found that over 60,000 people were exposed and about 400 were infected with hepatitis because of lapses in injection safety practices, reports the Associated Press (AP). The contaminations involved 33 outbreaks and were mostly caused by violations of simple … [Read more...] about Health Workers Expose 60,000 Individuals to Hepatitis
Poor Infection Control Put Patients at Risk
Patients have been Placed at Risk for Blood-Borne Infectious Diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have just announced that, based on its decade-long review, it seems that over 60,000 patients have been placed at risk for potentially deadly, blood-borne infectious diseases. According to the CDC, over the … [Read more...] about Poor Infection Control Put Patients at Risk
Nearly 100 Infected with Hepatitis C at Las Vegas Endoscopy Center
Officials have Linked 84 Cases of Hepatitis C With Endoscopy Center Unsanitary Practices. To date, officials have linked 84 cases of Hepatitis C that have turned up in Las Vegas to the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada, where all those infected received treatment. A CDC report released Friday officially confirms the cause … [Read more...] about Nearly 100 Infected with Hepatitis C at Las Vegas Endoscopy Center
Patients from NV Clinic Expected to Test Positive for HIV, Hepatitis, & More
Endoscopy Center at Nevada Clinic Could Be Responsible for Blood Borne Infections In 100 Former Patients. The Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada could be responsible for blood borne infections diagnosed in at least 100 former patients. Most of those victims contracted hepatitis or HIV following treatment at the Endoscopy Center of … [Read more...] about Patients from NV Clinic Expected to Test Positive for HIV, Hepatitis, & More
Nevada Clinic at Center of Hepatitis Outbreak Under Investigation for Medicare Fraud
Endoscopy Center of Nevada is Now Being Investigated By The FBI For Medicare Fraud. The Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada in now being investigated by the FBI and Nevada state officials for Medicare fraud. News of the Medicare Fraud investigation comes just weeks after the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada was closed, after it … [Read more...] about Nevada Clinic at Center of Hepatitis Outbreak Under Investigation for Medicare Fraud
Nevada Hepatitis C Outbreak Tied to Las Vegas Clinic
An Unsafe Way Anesthesia Was Administered. Hepatitis C and other blood borne diseases now threaten thousands of people in Nevada, thanks to the unsafe way anesthesia was administered at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas. At least six people who received treatment at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada have … [Read more...] about Nevada Hepatitis C Outbreak Tied to Las Vegas Clinic
Hepatitis A Warning Issued for Madonna, Demi, Ashton and Others Who Frequent Socialista in NYC
Hepatitis A was Apparently the Unwelcome Guest at a Star-Studded Party. Hepatitis A was apparently the unwelcome guest at a star-studded party held at a posh New York City nightclub earlier this month. New York City health officials have reportedly warned Madonna, Demi Moore, Gwyneth Paltrow and other A-list attendees of … [Read more...] about Hepatitis A Warning Issued for Madonna, Demi, Ashton and Others Who Frequent Socialista in NYC
Jamba Juice Customers Exposed to Hepatitis A
Jamba Juice Customers Have Been Exposed to Hepatitis A. Patrons of a Jamba Juice Store in San Jose, California may have been exposed to hepatitis A after one of the store’s employees tested positive for the disease. According to a warning issued last week by the Santa Clara County chief medical officer, about 4,000 … [Read more...] about Jamba Juice Customers Exposed to Hepatitis A
Tissue scandal reaches UIHC
Harmful Tissue Scandal In Transplant Procedures. Potentially harmful tissue used in transplant procedures for 30 UI Hospitals and Clinics patients will not alter screening practices at the hospital, a spokesman said Thursday. UIHC surgeons had used tendon, bone, and skin grafts harvested by New Jersey-based Biomedical Tissue … [Read more...] about Tissue scandal reaches UIHC
