HEALTH January 3, 2019 Woman tests positive for hepatitis B after New Jersey surgery center alerts thousands of potential exposure A New York woman has tested positive for hepatitis B after undergoing surgery at a facility in New Jersey that recently warned more than 3,000 patients they may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis as a result of “deficiencies in infection control” at the center.
HEALTH December 28, 2018 New Jersey surgery center may have exposed more than 3,000 patients to HIV, hepatitis The New Jersey Department of Health says more than 3,000 patients at a surgery center may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
hiv aids December 20, 2018 Pennsylvania middle school students offered pizza in exchange for HIV testing: report Students of a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania middle school were reportedly offered a free piece of pizza if they agreed to be tested for HIV.
hiv aids December 12, 2018 Model awarded $125G after she unknowingly became face of HIV A Brooklyn model has been awarded $125,000 after she unwittingly became the face of HIV when a state agency used her stock photo in an ad campaign.
hiv aids November 29, 2018 British politician reveals he has been HIV positive for 10 years in emotional statement to Parliament Lloyd Russell Moyle, 32, was given a standing ovation in the House of Commons after he revealed he has been HIV positive for 10 years.
hiv aids October 4, 2018 HIV-positive mother donates liver to critically ill child Doctors in South Africa say they transplanted part of a liver from a mother with HIV to her critically ill but HIV-negative child, concluding that the chance to save a life outweighed the risk of virus transmission.
hiv aids October 3, 2018 Father transmits HIV to newborn son in rare case After a 4-year-old boy in Portugal was diagnosed with HIV , the biggest question was how he got the infection.
hiv aids August 31, 2018 Cluster of HIV cases in North Seattle prompt concern of potential outbreak Drug use may be behind a small cluster of recent HIV diagnoses in North Seattle prompting health officials to warn about the potential for a large outbreak.
hiv aids July 11, 2018 Identities of thousands of Tennessee citizens with HIV made public due to error: report The identities of thousands of Tennessee citizens with HIV was made public to hundreds of government employees due to an error, a report stated.
hiv aids June 20, 2018 Man awarded $18.4M in lawsuit over canceled HIV test A federal jury has awarded $18.4 million in damages to a man who said in a lawsuit that two doctors failed to test him for HIV, which allowed the virus to progress to AIDS.
hiv aids June 14, 2018 Patients being tested for HIV after nurse reused syringes A Cherokee Nation hospital in Oklahoma is testing more than 180 patients for HIV and hepatitis after allegations that a nurse reused syringes to administer medications.
