CDC: Syringe reuse linked to hepatitis C outbreak
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Federal health officials say a hepatitis C outbreak affecting more than 80 people and exposing tens of thousands more was caused by workers reusing syringes at a Las Vegas clinic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report
Re-use of syringes likely caused hepatitis C outbreak
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A new federal report out today says the staff at a Las Vegas clinic at the center of a hepatitis C outbreak likely caused the transmission of the bloodborne pathogen. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says nurses at the
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What You Must Know About Alcoholic Hepatitis
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Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma as an Entity With a High Rate of
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