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Hepatitis A scare at NYC restaurant prompts 239 to get vaccinated A West Village restaurant will continue to offer free Hepatitis A vaccinations after a recent health scare. Officials believe anyone who ate at Alta Tapas between March 23 and April 2 could have been exposed. An employee who worked with desserts is infected, so […]

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Details | Globalgrind The Oklahoma and Tulsa health department announced state and county health officials have found numerous health code violations at the clinic of Dr. W. Scott Harrington. Patients may have been exposed to Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV and are urged to get tested immediately. Dr. W. Scott Harrington, a dentist, is […]

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[Courtesy of GlobalGrind] More than 700 patients at the Buffalo Veterans Administration Center may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C from reused insulin pens, according to the Huffington Post. We smell a lawsuit! Although authorities told The Buffalo News that there is a very small risk for a diabetic patient who […]

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The Alabama Health Department says customers of McDonald’s at 2000 McFarland Blvd in Northport, near the Tuscaloosa area, may have been exposed to hepatitis A through an infected employee. The employee worked March 14 and 16. Health officials ask anyone who visited the restaurant on those days to seek medical attention as soon as possible. […]