Opana ER Recall Urged by FDA, Due to Opioid Abuse Risk
For the first time, federal drug regulators are calling for a drug recall, due to the high risk of abuse, indicating that problems linked to Endo Pharmaceutical’s Opana ER outweigh the benefits...
View ArticlePorter Adventist Hospital in Denver May Have Exposed Patients To HIV,...
Colorado health officials are warning that numerous patients treated at a Denver hospital may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis, due to a sterilization breach. The Colorado Department of Public...
View ArticleClass Action Lawsuit Filed Over Hepatitis C Outbreak At Washington State...
A Washington state hospital faces a new class action lawsuits over a hepatitis C outbreak, alleging that several thousand patients may have been exposed to the virus from an infected nurse. The...
View ArticleThousands Of Patients At New Jersey Medical Center Exposed To Bloodborne...
A New Jersey surgical center is warning nearly 4,000 patients that they may have been exposed to bloodborne pathogens during procedures earlier this year, due to a lack of proper sterilization and...
View ArticleU.S. Hepatitis C Infections Concentrated In States Where Opioid Epidemic...
The findings of a new study suggest that new cases of hepatitis C are clustering in areas of the U.S. that have been hardest hit by the opioid crisis, indicating that the disease may be spreading...
View ArticleN.J. Surgery Center Was Using Rusty Equipment: Report
Thousands of patients treated a New Jersey surgical center have been warned that they need to get tested for bloodborne disease that may have been contracted due to unsanitary conditions, after state...
View ArticleSide Effects of Hepatitis C Drugs Mavyret, Zepatier and Vosevi Linked To...
Federal regulators warn that some hepatitis C drugs, including Mavyret, Zepatier and Vosevi may cause serious liver injury in patients already suffering from advanced liver disease, which has resulted...
View ArticleMulticounty Litigation Sought For Surgery Center Infection Lawsuits in New...
The New Jersey Supreme Court has been asked to centralize and consolidate all infection lawsuits filed against a surgery center in the state, which may have exposed thousands of patients to bloodborne...
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Gilead Must Face Whistleblower Lawsuit Over Alleged Sovaldi and Harvoni...
Gilead Must Face Whistleblower Lawsuit Over Alleged Sovaldi and Harvoni Kickback Scheme Solvald and Harvoni lawsuit alleges drug maker engaged in a kickback scheme, which included giving...
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Only One-Third of Hepatitis C Patients Get Proper Treatment, CDC Warns
Only One-Third of Hepatitis C Patients Get Proper Treatment, CDC Warns Although Hepatitis C is curable, the CDC indicates that many people with the condition do not get treated August 11, 2022 By:...
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