While telling everyone not to panic, New Hampshire is expanding the amount of patients at a particular hospital it says needs to be tested for hepatitis C, from 1,200 to 6,000. Meanwhile, new details have emerged regarding the hospital employee accused of being responsible for the outbreak, who allegedly would shoot himself up and then use the syringe on patients — turns out he was a traveling technician who worked in as many as eight other states. [More]
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Man Accused Of Starting New Hampshire Hepatitis C Outbreak Was A Traveling Technician In 8 States
By 7.25.12
Hospital Says Employee May Have Spread Hepatitis C By Getting High & Injecting Patients With Used Syringe
By 6.14.12
Health officials in New Hampshire are trying to track down what could have caused an outbreak of hepatitis C at one particular hospital. One scary possibility? An employee abused drugs and then used that used syringe to inject patients. Shudder. [More]
More People Are Dying Of Hepatitis C
By 2.21.12
Hepatitis C, a sometimes deadly disease that attacks the liver, is claiming more victims and seems to be particularly dangerous to those born between the years 1945 and 1965 — the age group in which the majority of victims fall. Health officials suggest those born between those years should have their blood checked to see if they’re affected. [More]
