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Rhode Island has another case that was reported about the current outbreak of fungal meningitis. The first case was a 60-year-old woman from Lincoln that received an injection at Ocean State Pain Management of Woonsocket. She was treated and is...
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Due to the current outbreak of fungal meningitis New Jersey has reported 18 cases. No deaths have occurred in the state. The total number of cases is 386 in 19 states and there have been 28 deaths. Seven places in...
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A medical malpractice suit for one million dollars against an orthopedist in another state for surgical errors was continued to September 2013 by a county circuit court in October 2012. The plaintiff, a 68-year old woman, filed a civil complaint...
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After being inspected for sterility issues due to the current fungal meningitis outbreak, specialty pharmacy Ameridose has decided to recall all of its products. Officials would not disclose specific details but they did say they could not find adequate sterility...
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While teen drivers are often labeled as the most dangerous on the road, there is another demographic that is at a higher risk of being in a motor vehicle accident-older drivers. As the baby boomers age, this group is growing...
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Each day in Pittsburgh, motor vehicles are involved in a wide variety of different accidents. While they often involve other vehicles, other times, walkers or bikers are struck. Collectively referred to as pedestrian accidents, the injuries to those individuals can...
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Despite the trust consumers throughout the state of Pennsylvania put into the hands of manufactures of products, it seems as though consumers are regularly let down when it comes to the design or manufacture of products. These products take every...
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Beverages containing high levels of caffeine are popular with a variety of individuals throughout the state of Pennsylvania. One of the demographics most enamored of these types of drinks is teenagers. Though as a general group teens appear to act...
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This past September we wrote about a hospital in Ohio that during a surgery to harvest the kidney of a donor, somehow managed to throw the kidney away, making the transplant impossible. The kidney, which had been placed in a...
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Three more deaths occurred that are linked to the current outbreak of fungal meningitis, bringing the total number of illnesses to 363 and 28 deaths across 19 states. Two died in Michigan and another in Tennessee. The fatalities occurred after...
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Minnesota confirmed its 10th case of fungal meningitis. A 60 year old woman who received a steroid injection at Medical Advanced Pain Specialists is now being treated for fungal meningitis. Medical Advanced Pain Specialists is one of two places that...
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When pharmaceuticals are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and stocked on pharmacy shelves, they are only approved for certain uses. While medications can be prescribed for off-label uses by physicians, these uses are not explicitly tested for...
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