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• New FDA Guidelines Aim To Prevent Hospital Infections from Endoscopes

  May 3, 2011

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  Federal regulators are proposing new guidelines for cleaning reusable medical equipment, particularly endoscopes, which can be a source for acquiring...

• Thousands Exposed to Hepatitis C at Denver Hospital

  July 7, 2009

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  A Denver hospital is alerting up to 4,700 former patients that they were possibly exposed to hepatitis C by an...

• Prostate Cancer Treatment Problems at Philadelphia VA Medical Center

  June 23, 2009

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  A VA Hospital Cancer Unit in Philadelphia is under investigation after it allegedly botched 92 out of 116 attempts at...

• Half of VA Health Centers Fail Surprise Inspections Before House Hearing

  June 17, 2009

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  U.S. lawmakers railed against problems with the veteran health system after surprise inspections revealed that only 43% of Veterans Affairs...

• VA Clinic Colonoscopy Problems Result in Four Positive HIV Tests

  April 27, 2009

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  The latest figures released by the Department of Veterans Affairs indicate that at least four patients treated at VA Clinics...

• Positive HIV Test Found Among Veterans Treated with Tainted Equipment

  April 8, 2009

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  Among the thousands of veterans tested after being exposed to contaminated medical equipment used during colonoscopies and other procedures at...

• Hepatitis Outbreak Due to Contaminated Colonoscopy Equip. at VA Clinics

  March 30, 2009

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  As a result of colonoscopy problems at Veteran Affairs (VA) medical centers in Tennessee, Florida and Georgia, at least 10...

• VA Clinic Patients Who Received a Colonoscopy Warned of Infection Risk

  February 16, 2009

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  Thousands of patients who received a colonoscopy at VA clinics in Tennessee and Georgia may have been exposed to a...