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    Sep 4, 2012 |Story| KWCH

  1. Andover couple file Hepatitis C suit against Pennsylvania hospital

    <span style="font-size: small;">PITTSBURGH -- A Kansas woman who says she was infected with hepatitis C by a former medical technical has filed a lawsuit against a Pittsburgh hospital.</span>
    PITTSBURGH -- A Kansas woman who says she was infected with hepatitis C by a former medical technical has filed a lawsuit against a Pittsburgh hospital. Linda Ficken claims that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center was negligent for not...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Laws, Justice System, Pittsburgh, Hepatitis C

    2. Aug 27, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. OUR HEALTH: New Hepatitis C Treatment Clinic Brings Specialized Treatment to Local Patients

    Anewly formed infectious disease clinic in Lynchburg, VA is bringing expert medical care to those in the area with hepatitis C.
    Anewly formed infectious disease clinic in Lynchburg, VA is bringing expert medical care to those in the area with hepatitis C. An estimated 3.2 million people in the United States have a chronic hepatitis C viral infection. Most of them don’t even...

    Tags: Health Organizations, General Practitioners, Liver Disease, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Recreational Substance Use

    3. Aug 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. R. Palmer Beasley dies at 76; linked hepatitis B to liver cancer

    Dr. R. Palmer Beasley, an epidemiologist whose pivotal research on hepatitis B in Taiwan first linked the virus to liver cancer, died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Houston. He was 76.
    Dr. R. Palmer Beasley, an epidemiologist whose pivotal research on hepatitis B in Taiwan first linked the virus to liver cancer, died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Houston. He was 76. His death was announced by the University of Texas...

    Tags: Dartmouth College, Science and Technology, Research, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    4. Aug 21, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  4. Baby Boomers 5X more likely to get Hepatitis C

    Are you one of the nearly 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964? Well, congratulations baby boomers. You've made it through some crazy times and you're still here.
    KIAH
    Are you one of the nearly 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964? Well, congratulations baby boomers. You've made it through some crazy times and you're still here. However, there's a disturbing new trend among your generation and we're not talking...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Hepatitis C , Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Symptoms

    5. Aug 22, 2012 |Story| KWCH

  5. Another Hepatitis C infection linked to Hays Medical Center

    <span style="font-size: small;">A third Hays Medical Center patient has testing positive for a strain of hepatitis C.</span>
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    A third Hays Medical Center patient has testing positive for a strain of hepatitis C. According to Hays Daily News, the strain is closely related to that carried by a former contract employee at the hospital. That employee is a traveling contract...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hepatitis C

    6. Aug 16, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Baby boomers need hepatitis C testing

    All baby boomers should get tested for hepatitis C, the virus that can lead to liver disease, cancer and death, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in 30 boomers is infected and most don't know -- read about that in this...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Death, Hepatitis C , Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention

    7. Jul 18, 2012 |Story| Daily Press

  7. FDA approves FIRST drug for the PREVENTION of sexually acquired HIV

    On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationannounced it had approved the drug combination of 300 mg tenofovir and 200 mg emtricitabine (TDF/FTC; brand name <strong>Truvada</strong>) for daily use by <strong>uninfected</strong> adults<strong> to help prevent the sexual acquisition of HIV.</strong>&nbsp;
    On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationannounced it had approved the drug combination of 300 mg tenofovir and 200 mg emtricitabine (TDF/FTC; brand name Truvada) for daily use by uninfected adults to help prevent the sexual acquisition of HIV. ...

    Tags: Health Organizations, HIV Treatment, Food and Drug Administration, Chemical Industry, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    8. Jul 20, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  8. Fmr. Hospital Lab Tech Accused in Hepatitis C Outbreak

    EXETER, N.H. -- A former medical technician was arrested on Thursday in connection with a hepatitis C outbreak at a hospital in Exeter, New Hampshire, a federal prosecutor announced.
    CNN
    EXETER, N.H. -- A former medical technician was arrested on Thursday in connection with a hepatitis C outbreak at a hospital in Exeter, New Hampshire, a federal prosecutor announced. David Matthew Kwiatkowski, 32, is accused of infecting at least 30...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Cardiac Catheterization, Mayo Clinic, Prosecution

    9. Jul 20, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Technician charged with infecting N.H. patients with hepatitis C worked in Md.

    Four Maryland hospitals will be contacting patients who might have come in contact with a health care worker infected with hepatitis C when he worked in the state between 2008 and 2010, according to the state health department.
    Four Maryland hospitals will be contacting patients who might have come in contact with a health care worker infected with hepatitis C when he worked in the state between 2008 and 2010, according to the state health department. David Matthew Kwiatkowski,...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Justice System, Medical Procedures and Tests, Cardiac Catheterization, Prosecution

    10. Jul 26, 2012 |Story| WPMT-LTV

  10. Department of Health Working to Notify Patients of Hepatitis C Exposure

    The Pennsylvania Department of Health, Philadelphia Department of Public Health and Allegheny County Health Department are working with two hospitals to notify patients treated during 2008 and 2010 about possible exposure to hepatitis C. The hospitals involved are UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh and Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.
    The Pennsylvania Department of Health, Philadelphia Department of Public Health and Allegheny County Health Department are working with two hospitals to notify patients treated during 2008 and 2010 about possible exposure to hepatitis C. The hospitals...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health Organizations, Viral Diseases and Infections, Health and Safety at School, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    11. Aug 1, 2012 |Story| KWCH

  11. Andover woman told to get tested for Hepatitis C

    An Andover woman recently learns she may have been exposed to Hepatitis C while being treated at Hays Medical Center.&nbsp; The Hays hospital sent Linda Ficken a letter telling her to get tested for Hepatitis C.
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    An Andover woman recently learns she may have been exposed to Hepatitis C while being treated at Hays Medical Center.  The Hays hospital sent Linda Ficken a letter telling her to get tested for Hepatitis C. Ficken is one of 460 patients Hays Med is...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Cardiac Catheterization, Hepatitis C , Cirrhosis

    12. Aug 10, 2012 |Story| KWCH

  12. Andover woman victim of Hepatitis C exposure

    There are new developments in the case of a hospital worker accused of infecting patients with Hepatitis C.&nbsp; Two Kansans have now tested positive for the highly contagious virus.&nbsp;
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    There are new developments in the case of a hospital worker accused of infecting patients with Hepatitis C.  Two Kansans have now tested positive for the highly contagious virus.  Linda Ficken told Eyewitness News last week that she wasn't worried...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Cardiac Catheterization, Hepatitis C , Viral Diseases and Infections

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