Archive for June, 2010

V.A. hospital potentially exposed 1,812 Veterans to blood-borne diseases and HIV during dental work

A routine inspection has found that Cochran V.A. Medical Center in St. Louis, MO may have exposed more than 1,800 veterans to blood-borne diseases such as HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C during dental work, according to an article in The New York Times. During the period when these veterans had dental work from February [...]

Extent of Echocardiogram Backlog Debacle at NYC’s Harlem Hospital Grows

Doctors reviewing the backlog of thousands of echocardiograms performed at New York City’s Harlem Hospital found there are substantially more of the unread tests than previously thought and they span a period years longer, said an article yesterday by The New York Times. An echocardiogram is a test that uses sound waves to create a [...]