Former Navy tech addicted to fentanyl may have exposed 5,000 surgery patients in four states to hepatitis and HIV
A hospital worker with an addiction to the powerful liquid painkiller fentanyl may have potentially exposed thousands of patients in four states to hepatitis and HIV. The report follows a separate incident in which 300 people in Massachusetts were put at risk for developing blood-borne diseases as a result of hospital staff’s failure to properly Read More
HIV epidemic tightens it grip on Russia as victims number in the millions
Sub-Saharan Africa is infamous for having the world’s most serious HIV/AIDs problem, a devastating disease responsible for the death of more than 1 million people in 2013. Despite its prevalence there, new cases of HIV infections, both in Africa and other parts of the world, have declined in recent years. But the same cannot be Read More
