By Joe Messa
Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers have become aware that Thomas Jefferson University Hospital informed 51 patients who underwent gastrointestinal procedures that they may have been exposed to dangerous blood-borne viruses. Those viruses can cause Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV, patients were warned by letter. According to officials at Jefferson, there was a lapse in infection-control […]
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About 7,900 patients were potentially exposed to hepatitis C after a traveling medical worker allegedly infected patients at hospitals across the country with tainted syringes. David Kwiatkowski has since been arrested and pleaded not guilty to 14 federal drug charges earlier this month. He is expected to go to trial next fall. Kwiatkowski began working […]
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Medical malpractice lawyers in Philadelphia have recently learned that a traveling medical technician is being held in federal prison and will likely face additional charges after being accused of infecting at least 30 patients with hepatitis C. Health officials are continuing their search for more victims as it was recently confirmed by The Pennsylvania Department […]
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