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Hepatitis Outbreak Tied to Technician’s Used Needles; Medical Malpractice Suits May Result

Mere months after cases of hepatitis C were tracked to the improper sterilization of equipment used in colonoscopies at a Miami, Florida (FL), Veterans hospital, another incident in which a health care nurse has exposed patients to the potentially fatal liver disease is making national headlines. Whether patients now suffering hepatitis C will bring malpractice…

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Area Where Fatal Fireworks Accident Took Place Was Not Inspected, Lacked Permit

New information has come to light regarding the tragic fireworks explosion which killed four people in Ocracoke, North Carolina (N.C.). The site where the fireworks were being unloaded was not properly inspected by the local government and no permit was obtained by the company, Melrose South Pyrotechnics, according to The Virginian-Pilot. Terry Holland, Lisa Simmons,…

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