Second Colorado Facility Linked to Hepatitis C Outbreak
Rose Medical Center Hepatitis C Outbreak. Late last week, we reported that 19 patients from Rose Medial Center tested positive for hepatitis C, contracted as a result of contact with surgical technician Kristen Diane Parker. The Colorado Department of Health and Environment is now reporting that initial results indicate … [Read more...] about Second Colorado Facility Linked to Hepatitis C Outbreak
Report Faults New Hampshire Hospital at Center of Hepatitis C Scare
An emerging report faults the New Hampshire hospital at the center of a hepatitis C scare. As we recently wrote, a lab technician was charged in a New Hampshire hepatitis C outbreak linked to Exeter Hospital’s Cardiac Catheterization Unit. Dozens of patients were infected with the dangerous virus. The report, issued by the federal … [Read more...] about Report Faults New Hampshire Hospital at Center of Hepatitis C Scare
Lab Tech Charged in New Hampshire Hepatitis C Outbreak
A lab technician has been charged in a New Hampshire hepatitis C outbreak linked to Exeter Hospital’s Cardiac Catheterization Unit. Dozens of patients were infected with the dangerous virus. The former lab technician, David Michael Kwiatkowski, 32, is facing charges in the outbreak that originated with his fraudulently obtaining … [Read more...] about Lab Tech Charged in New Hampshire Hepatitis C Outbreak
Hepatitis C Outbreak Tied to New Hampshire Hospital Grows
The hepatitis C outbreak that has been tied to New Hampshire’s Exeter Hospital is growing, according to news reports. Another patient just tested positive for the dangerous virus, bringing a total of 21 confirmed infected with hepatitis C, said the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health … [Read more...] about Hepatitis C Outbreak Tied to New Hampshire Hospital Grows
Criminal Charges Eyed In New Hampshire Hepatitis C Outbreak
Criminal charges are being considered in a New Hampshire hepatitis C outbreak linked to the Exeter Hospital. Hepatitis C is a viral liver disease that can lead to chronic liver disease, such as cirrhosis, or cancer of the liver. The virus is spread by contact with infected body fluids. No vaccines exists for hepatitis C, which … [Read more...] about Criminal Charges Eyed In New Hampshire Hepatitis C Outbreak
New Hampshire Hospital at Center of Hepatitis C Scare
A New Hampshire hospital is at the center of a hepatitis C scare following reports that people treated there were testing positive for the dangerous blood borne disease. Public health officials urge anyone treated at Exeter Hospital's Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory since October 1, 2010 to be tested for the virus, said CNN. … [Read more...] about New Hampshire Hospital at Center of Hepatitis C Scare
Teva, Baxter Hit with Record Punitive Damages in Nevada Hepatitis C Outbreak
Nine Cases Of Hepatitis C Outbreak Directly To Unsafe Injection Practices. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Baxter Healthcare Services have been hit with a $500 million punitive damage judgment in a lawsuit stemming from a hepatitis C outbreak linked to two Las Vegas, Nevada endoscopy clinics. The judgment was the largest … [Read more...] about Teva, Baxter Hit with Record Punitive Damages in Nevada Hepatitis C Outbreak
