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Meningitis Outbreak: Court Filing Details Payments for Steroid Shots

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Last Modified on Feb 08, 2025

Exterior of Saint Thomas Hospital.  /  Alan Poizner / File Newly filed records in an ongoing lawsuit show…

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Man Relapsed After Treatment for Meningitis Tied to Tainted Injections

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

CDC continues to monitor patients sickened by shots from now-shuttered Mass. pharmacy WEDNESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) —…

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Combo Therapy Helps Knock Out Fungal Meningitis

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

Study found 2-drug treatment reduced death risk from cryptococcal meningitis by 40 percent   WEDNESDAY, April 3 (HealthDay…

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As officials investigate, patients fear the future

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

Lawsuits in meningitis outbreak aim to ease toll from mounting bills, failing health. Milda Mattila, 87, is visited…

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Steroid Shot Epidemic

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

WNEM TV 5 SAGINAW, MI (WNEM) – Dramatic evidence suggests a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak is not over.…

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Michigan to Investigate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak from Steroid Injections

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Last Modified on Jun 20, 2025

The deadly fungal meningitis outbreak that killed at least 53 Americans  and made 733 ill in the past…

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Stroke Network Leads to Better Outcomes

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

  Stroke care networks save lives and reduce the need for long-term care, a study of one of…

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D.C. Week: FDA on Defense Over Meningitis Outbreak

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

Published: November 17, 2012 WASHINGTON  –  Calls from FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD, for greater clarity in her…

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AAP Releases New C. Diff Guidance

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

Even when infants have a positive test for Clostridium difficile, clinicians should search for other causes of disease, according…

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Thousands of U.S. Babies Born With Cleft Lip, Palate Each Year

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

But most of the time surgery can correct the defect, experts say MONDAY, Dec. 31  (HealthDay News) —…

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Surgical Errors Climb, Bed Sores Decline In State’s Hospitals

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Last Modified on Jul 19, 2022

Reports of wrong-site surgeries increased 62 percent in the past year in Connecticut hospitals, while the number of…

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Soothing Morning Sickness

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

On Behalf of Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC | Jan 7, 2013 | Medical News You Can Use   Morning sickness can plague a mother-to-be…

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Reckless doctors go unchecked

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

A database that could identify prolific prescribers and prevent overdose deaths is readily available, but California officials say they…

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Outcome of Kid’s Concussion Hard to Predict

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

Identifying children most likely to have persistent neurological symptoms following concussion remains a largely hit-or-miss proposition, a systematic…

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Michigan hospital blazes trail in fight against fungal meningitis

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

Bonita Robbins (L ), a patient suffering with arachnoiditis due to a contaminated steroid injection, sits on her…

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Meningitis Outbreak Still a Challenge

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Last Modified on Feb 08, 2025

As part of the Year in Review series, MedPage Today reporters are revisiting major news stories and following up with…

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Mass. Governor Proposes Compounding Laws

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

The Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy would be able to assess fines against compounding pharmacies that violate state law…

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Copying common in electronic medical records

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

Most doctors copy and paste old, potentially out-of-date information into patients’ electronic records, according to a new study…

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Fire Risk Forces Oxygen Tank Recall

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

The manufacturer of a portable oxygen cylinder unit has recalled the product after discovering that fires could occur…

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“Doc Infects Patients with Hep B in Surgery”

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Last Modified on May 29, 2022

According to a report by researchers at the University of Virginia Health System, a surgeon with hepatitis B…

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