Meningitis Outbreak: Fungus Sickens 23 in TN in 2 Weeks
Meningitis outbreak: Fungus sickens 23 in TN in 2 weeks
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The surge is due to a new wave of localized infections at the injection site among people who got spinal epidurals with moldy medicine produced by New England Compounding Center. Massachusetts, where the company is located, … The antifungal drug …
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Post-Sandy, NYC Hospitals Struggle With Shortage of Trauma Centers
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In post-Sandy New York, people are traveling further to get care and waiting hours for treatment. Doctors are … That funding is used by hospitals to train staff in emergency response, stock up on supplies and drugs and buy backup communications …
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.5M suit filed in another former New Life patient death
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New Life Lodge, the drug rehabilitation center stung by three patient deaths and a temporary state-ordered shutdown, was hit with a $ 14.5 million lawsuit Wednesday last week by the grandmother of a man who died in 2011 shortly after his release from …
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Contaminants found in more drugs at Massachusetts pharmacy
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Those illnesses were linked to preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate administered in epidurals or joint injections as a treatment for pain. However, the other two steroids, betamethasone or triamcinolone, … The Tennessee Department of Health …
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