The CDC is now recommending that every Baby Boomer (person born between 1945-1965) should get tested for Hepatitis C. Why? Because people who fall in that age range account for roughly 3/4 of all Hepatitis C patients in this country. You can read the new CDC recommendations here (Recommendations for...
In one corner we have the recurring champion, hepatitis C, and up for the challenge is the virus-destroyer, “nanozyme”. To acknowledge World Hepatitis Day on Saturday, let’s highlight promising research coming out of the University of Florida this month. You probably have already or will in your lifetime...
One more story about cleanliness or lack of in this case. This particular exposure was in the area of not keeping dental instruments clean and/or failure to clean. BD (CNN) -- A Missouri VA hospital is under fire because it may have exposed more than 1,800 veterans to dangerous viruses like...
This is a real eye opener here to see how many of these are laying around all over the world and how syringes are infecting more people today than mosquitoes are with malaria. Mr. Koska has come up with a new syringe that can only be used once, when you try for a second time, it breaks. ...
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The problems arose when proper disinfectant procedures were not followed, thus exposing patients to Hepatitis and HIV. In a related post, Cuba has a vaccine for Hepatitis B , see the related reading below. Are we missing out on this in the US? It may be too late for the patients who...
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10 patients tested positive for hepatitis B or C at one facility, all due to unsanitary equipment used for colonoscopies, some going as far back as 2003 when the procedure was performed. Just a couple months ago, the VA at the Murfreesboro facility was involved in another issue related to sterilization...
Back in January, the VA had another issue with sending instruments and other items via delivery service to another facility to sterilize, which to me doesn’t make sense. Sterilization at a VA Hospital – Should this be outsourced for another VA facility to sterilize tools and equipment used? I guess it...
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