More than 700 patients at the Buffalo Veterans Administration Center were possibly exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV because of medical oversights that allowed insulin pens to be used on...
Doctor Unknowingly Passes Hepatitis B to Two Patients During Surgery
A hepatitis B-infected doctor unknowingly passed the disease along to at least two of his patients during joint replacement surgery, according to a new report by researchers at the University of Virginia Health System.
They report that the...
Call for Specialty Pharmacies to Undergo Better FDA Regulations
The recent meningitis outbreak stemming from tainted steroid injections is being pointed to as an example of the need to improve specialty pharmacy regulation. These pharmacies are not as closely...