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In debate over 'biosimilars,' patient safety must come first
In 1988, I became extremely ill. I had many tests, saw many doctors and was given various medicines. Some caused allergic reactions. Through it all, I remained sick — and actually became worse. Eventually, I was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis,...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Maryland General Assembly, Food and Drug Administration, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Allergies
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Congress must restore federal funding for needle exchange
In 2009, Congress passed legislation reversing the decades-old ban on the use of federal funding for syringe exchange but, for unclear reasons, in late 2011, it reversed this decision, again withholding federal funding from programs that provide drug...
Tags: Drug Use, Hepatitis C , HIV, University of Maryland Medical School, Recreational Substance Use
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Maxim employee forged email to state in hepatitis c case
A staffing company owned by Columbia-based Maxim Healthcare Services created a false email to make it appear it had informed state health officials about unethical conduct by contract worker David Kwiatkowski, who is accused of exposing hundreds of...Tags: Healthcare Contract Issues, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Trials, Collective Contract
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Committee passes legislation to license staffing agencies
The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously Thursday for a proposed law that would require state licensing of medical staffing companies after a radiographer was accused of exposing hundreds of Marylanders to hepatitis C. In a telephone call after the...
Tags: Theft, Hospitals and Clinics, Labor Legislation, Viral Diseases and Infections, Hepatitis C
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State report outlines Kwiatkowski's time in Maryland
Supervisors at a Maryland hospital weren't surprised when drugs were missing from a treatment room where contract radiology technician David Kwiatkowski was assigned. A manager had spotted him going through needle-disposal containers and he was among...
Tags: Maryland General Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Trials, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Health and Safety at Work
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Med tech accused in hepatitis C case pleads not guilty
A traveling hospital worker accused of stealing pain-killing drugs, contaminating syringes and infecting dozens of patients with hepatitis C pleaded not guilty to the charges in New Hampshire federal court Monday. David Kwiatkowski, 33, who was trained...
Tags: Maryland General Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Trials, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Four treated at Hopkins linked to hepatitis from medical technician
Four patients treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital are likely to have contracted hepatitis C from a rogue medical technician accused of stealing drugs and leaving contaminated needles behind, lab tests have confirmed. Special molecular testing on blood...
Tags: Maryland General Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Theft, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hepatitis C
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Suspect in hepatitis C outbreak portrayed as traveling addict
When David Kwiatkowski was found slurring his words and smelling of alcohol in a Boston-area hotel room littered with prescription pills late one July night, his life as a traveling medical technician had largely unraveled already. In his early 30s, he...
Tags: Maryland General Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Veterans Affairs, Medical Procedures and Tests, Addiction
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17 sue Columbia firm over hepatitis C exposure
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a Columbia-based medical staffing agency claiming it acted negligently in 2008 by hiring and placing a medical technician who allegedly went on to expose the plaintiffs to hepatitis C. The lawsuit also says...
Tags: Maryland General Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Trials, Laws
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Baltimore policeman shot in line of duty survives once again
Gene Cassidy thought he was lucky to survive being shot in the head twice 25 years ago when he was a Baltimore policeman, so a second near-death ordeal recently seemed unreal.
Just 27 years old, Cassidy lost his sight after a man he was trying to...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Hospitals and Clinics, Hernia, Liver Transplants, Shootings
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Baby boomers unknowingly infected with hepatitis C
When Alan Shackelford's ankles would swell up, he brushed it off as another sign of getting older — only to find out it was a symptom of something much worse.
The 59-year-old Windsor Mill man was shocked when his doctor recently diagnosed him...Tags: Windsor Mill, Liver Disease, Medical Procedures and Tests, Disease Prevention, Drug Use
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Patient sues over hepatitis C exposure
A patient believed to have contracted hepatitis C from a rogue medical worker has sued Columbia-based Maxim Staffing Solutions Inc. for failing to report the traveling technician to legal authorities even though the company knew he had stolen narcotics...Tags: Maryland General Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Steve Bisciotti, Trials
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