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More than 2,400 Oregon hospital patients may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and C
More than 2,400 patients at Oregon hospitals may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis B and C due to ... Center who may have been put at a low risk of infection due to the physician's actions.
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Patients in Oregon may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis after possible protocol violation
In a statement, the Oregon Health Authority ... put patients at low risk of exposure to infections including hepatitis B and C, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The physician was employed ...
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Topic: HIV
New studies suggest a daily dose of the antibiotic doxycycline greatly reduces a person's risk of ... Thousands of Oregon hospital patients may have been exposed to hepatitis, HIV After an ...
The American Journal of Managed Care1d
Liver Steatosis, Fibrosis Highly Prevalent in People Living With HIV
The prevalence of liver steatosis was higher in people living with HIV compared with liver fibrosis, although both liver ...
Aidsmap11y
Needlestick injuries, discarded needles and the risk of HIV transmission
After 37 years of pioneering health ... cases of HIV infection through contact with needles in this way. Blood-borne viruses that could potentially be transmitted this way include hepatitis B and ...
Oregon task force finds ways to prevent patients from boarding in hospitals
Across a sprawling system of nearly 60 acute-care hospitals, Oregonians take up beds they do not need while other patients ...
3 people with H5N1 bird flu spent time in Oregon, but officials say there’s no public health risk
Oregon health officials said three people traveled to the state from Washington while they were infected with avian influenza ...
Daily Mail7d
Oregon cyclist is charged $2K to be taken to hospital by same ambulance that hit him
An Oregon cyclist claims he was charged almost $2,000 to be taken to a local hospital by the same ambulance that struck him. William Hoesch, 71, argues in a new lawsuit that he was pedaling ...
Becker's Hospital Review16d
CMS funding no longer at risk for Oregon State Hospital
Oregon State Hospital, a psychiatric facility based in Salem and managed by the Oregon Health Authority, is now in substantial compliance with federal requirements for participating in Medicare and ...
Aidsmap10y
Hepatitis C and HIV
After 37 years of pioneering health ... Hepatitis C can be transmitted when blood is present during sex, but hepatitis C can also sometimes be found in semen and rectal secretions. Condoms can reduce ...
WSMV28d
Vanderbilt endoscopy patients at risk of contracting HIV or hepatitis after reported issue
A Nashville attorney is worried hundreds of people could be at risk of contracting HIV or hepatitis. It comes after an incident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). The hospital said ...
Oregonian8d
Oregon health officials launch review of Samaritan Health Services, Santiam Hospital merger
Oregon health officials are reviewing Samaritan Health Services’ plan to purchase a small hospital and clinic group east of Salem. Samaritan, a Corvallis-based nonprofit health network ...