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Former Waynesboro resident claims he got hepatitis through reused needles in 2008
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA judge will make several key decisions in the coming weeks in a man’s lawsuit against Urology Associates of Chambersburg, which told patients last year it had reused prostate biopsy needles. Franklin County (Pa.) Court of Common Pleas Judge...Tags: Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Hepatitis C , Lawyers
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Hepatitis victims sue over reused medical instruments
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA Fulton County, Pa., man with hepatitis C and his wife are suing Urology Associates of Chambersburg over the practice's reuse of prostate biopsy needles. The lawsuit filed in the Franklin County (Pa.) Court of Common Pleas alleges that plaintiff Frank...Tags: Litigation, Medical Procedures and Tests, File Sharing, Lawyers, Trials
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Chambersburg urology practice tells patients it reused needles
waynesboro@herald-mail.comUrology Associates of Chambersburg recently sent letters to patients who underwent prostate biopsies informing them of needles being reused in the procedure. According to a copy of the letter obtained by The Herald-Mail, patients were advised to have...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Rectum, HIV, Medical Procedures and Tests, Physical Conditions
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In debate over 'biosimilars,' patient safety must come first
In 1988, I became extremely ill. I had many tests, saw many doctors and was given various medicines. Some caused allergic reactions. Through it all, I remained sick — and actually became worse. Eventually, I was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis,...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Allergies, Drugs and Medicines, Health and Medical Professionals, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Yale Researchers Urge More Street Work When Studying People With Both HIV, Hepatitis C
The Hartford CourantResearchers need to work harder to screen high-risk populations for people who are infected with both HIV and hepatitis C, say the authors of a new Yale University study on the incidence of co-infection in the New Haven area. The study, published Tuesday...Tags: Health and Safety at School, New Britain, Drugs and Medicines, Liver Disease, HIV
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Area's first human-milk depot opens Tuesday at Florida Hospital
For some babies, the liquid is life saving. Now more will be able to receive human breast milk when the area's first milk depot — a place where nursing moms can drop off donated breast milk for other women's infants — opens Tuesday at...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Nursing, Medical Specialization, HIV
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Many with hepatitis C don't get needed follow-up tests, CDC says
Half of all patients who have tested positive for hepatitis C have not had follow-up testing to see if they are still infected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means many people are living with the disease and not...
Tags: Disease Prevention, Medical Procedures and Tests, Cirrhosis, Hepatitis C , Diseases and Illnesses
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FDA fast tracks AbbVie hepatitis C drug
Tribune reporterAbbVie said Monday that its new hepatitis C drug regimen has been given a breakthrough therapy designation by the Food and Drug Administration, putting it on the fast track for potential approval in the United States. A breakthrough therapy...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Vaccines, Hepatitis C , Diseases and Illnesses, Trials
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Humira sales propel AbbVie in 1Q
Tribune staff reporterIn its first quarter as an independent, publicly traded company, AbbVie Inc. said net income rose 9.6 percent, to $968 million, or 60 cents a share, from $883 million, or 56 cents a share, a year earlier when the company was still a part of Abbott...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Drugs and Medicines, Thomson Corporation, Humira (drug), Economy, Business and Finance
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Feedback for Sunday, April 28: About hepatitis, sports question and Mobjack Bay
• Joyce, James City County: Great story on Kurt Beach's cure from hepatitis C and Dr. Stravitz's part in it. I contracted autoimmune hepatitis in 1988 and later developed primary biliary cirrhosis. I received a life-saving liver transplant in 1997,...Tags: Major League Baseball Draft, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Virginia Cavaliers, Cirrhosis, Hepatitis C
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UnitedHealth Units Hit With $500M Verdict In Hepatitis Case
A Nevada jury awarded $500 million in punitive damages in a closely watched case against two affiliates of UnitedHealth Group stemming from a hepatitis C outbreak in the state, according to a spokeswoman for a law firm in the case. The case involves...Tags: Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice, Sierra Health Services Incorporated, Hepatitis C , Justice System
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Congress must restore federal funding for needle exchange
In 2009, Congress passed legislation reversing the decades-old ban on the use of federal funding for syringe exchange but, for unclear reasons, in late 2011, it reversed this decision, again withholding federal funding from programs that provide drug...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Congress, Medical Specialization, HIV, Hepatitis C
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