Negligence In Hepatitis and HIV Exposure. The Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada routinely reused syringes on multiple patients, a negligent practice which exposed thousands of patients to blood borne diseases, including Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B and HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. All of these diseases are extremely debilitating … [Read more...]
Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas Exposure Potential Hepatitis and HIV Exposure. Free Case Review by our Hepatitis and HIV Injury Lawyers and Attorneys
Indiana HIV Outbreak Connected to Painkiller Abuse
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that the prescription pain pill Opana could be contributing to a rapidly escalating outbreak HIV outbreak in Scott County, Indiana. In 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Endo Pharmaceuticals that the new formulation of its widely used prescription pain … [Read more...]
Birth Control Shot Depo-Provera may Increase HIV Risk, Study Suggests
A new study has linked the use of Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate), an injectable type of birth control, to an increased risk of HIV infection. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and published in The Lancet last Thursday. There are roughly 41 million women in the world who … [Read more...]
Long-term Protease Inhibitor Use May Increase Diabetes Risk
Protease Inhibitor Increase The Risk Of Diabetes. Recent study findings show that patients with HIV infections who use a protease inhibitor regimen for an extended period to treat HIV may increase their risk for diabetes. The study, to appear in the journal Diabetic Medicine, examines data on 6,816 patients with HIV infection at … [Read more...]
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 full … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
