VIDEO: 2,200 Patients Possibly Exposed to HIV, Hepatitis at Oregon Hospital
A hospital in Oregon is facing a class action lawsuit because 2,200 patients may have been exposed to serious illnesses during surgery.
Hepatitis
UK to Pay Out Estimated $12.7 Billion to Infected Blood Scandal Victims
Tens of thousands of people contracted HIV or hepatitis from transfusions of tainted blood and blood products in the 1970s and 1980s.
Spain Reports First Deaths From Acute Hepatitis in Children
Spain has reported its first two deaths from acute hepatitis, or liver inflammation, among children – an illness whose causes are unknown.
Sixth Child Dies amid Hepatitis Outbreak with Unknown Cause
Another child died in connection to an outbreak of hepatitis across the nation and the world, health officials said Friday after reporting the deaths of five children are under investigation.
Child Hepatitis Cases of Unknown Origins Reported in Minnesota, Wisconsin
Child hepatitis cases of unknown origins have been reported in Minnesota and Wisconsin following a cluster of nine cases in Alabama over recent months.
Mystery Child Hepatitis Surge May Be Linked to Lockdown Suggests UK Health Expert
A mysterious surge of hepatitis in children may be down to long periods of harsh anti-COVID lockdown, one government expert has suggested.
Tennessee Dentist Fails to Sterilize Equipment, Patients Urged to Get HIV Tests
Officials are urging patients of one Tennessee dentist to get tested for HIV and hepatitis after the dentist failed to sterilize dental equipment before dental procedures properly.
Hepatitis Outbreak Forces California to Declare State of Emergency
California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Friday because an outbreak of deadly hepatitis A has killed at least 18 people in the state, and forced almost 500 to be hospitalized.
San Diego Officials Failed to Warn Public about Hepatitis Outbreak
Officials in San Diego warned city employees about the deadly hepatitis A outbreak twice before Mayor Kevin Faulconer made any public statements about the spreading infectious disease outbreak, according to emails released this week.
San Diego Hepatitis Outbreak Spreads To Los Angeles
A deadly outbreak of Hepatitis A that has claimed 18 lives in San Diego County in recent months, mostly among the rapidly-growing homeless population, has spread to Los Angeles.
Veterans at Wisconsin VA Hospital May Have Been Infected with Hepatitis, HIV
Nearly 600 veterans who received care at a Wisconsin VA hospital may have been infected with diseases such as Hepatitis and HIV due to violations in infection control procedures.
Syrian Refugees Spreading Flesh-Eating Disease, Polio, Measles, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis
TEL AVIV – The Syrian refugee crisis has precipitated a “catastrophic outbreak” of a flesh-eating disease that is spreading across the Middle East and North Africa, according to research published on Thursday in the scientific journal PLOS.
Disease and Hunger in “Caliphate” as IS Leaders Live in Luxury
Despite significant territorial gains and world-wide notoriety it seems the Islamic State fighters are falling foul of military gangs throughout history who have staged coups. Their attempts at state building appear to be failing, the Washington Post reports. Residents have
