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450 Patients File Lawsuit Against Salem Hospital After Potential Exposure To HIV, Hepatitis 450 Patients File Lawsuit Against Salem Hospital After Potential Exposure To HIV, Hepatitis
450 Patients File Lawsuit Against Salem Hospital After Potential Exposure To HIV, Hepatitis Patients have filed a class-action lawsuit against Salem Hospital after nearly 450 of them say they were potentially exposed to HIV and hepatitis through their IVs. Endoscopy patients at Salem Hospital “were potentially exposed to infection due to the administration of their intravenous medication in a manner not consistent with our best practice,” the hospital said in a statement to the Daily Voice. The patients were potentially exposed over two years. It all started with one contractor, who no longer works at Salem Hospital, according to a hospital spokesperson. Salem Hospital said it s…

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6-Week-Old Girl From Cape Cod Battling RSV At Boston's Children Hospital 6-Week-Old Girl From Cape Cod Battling RSV At Boston's Children Hospital
6-Week-Old Girl From Cape Cod Battling RSV At Boston's Children Hospital A 6-week-old girl is one of thousands of people in Massachusetts to contract a virus that has seen a surge in cases over the past month.  Katie Hauge's niece Kinsley was hospitalized with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) at Boston Children's Hospital on Friday, Nov. 4, Hauge said in a GoFundMe campaign.  Kinsley's parents, Josh and Mariah, have been traveling from Cape Cod to Boston to visit their daughter while she remains in the intensive care unit, Hauge said.  "With Kinsley only being 6 weeks into this world and the lack of maternity leave benefits available, Mariah spends the majori…

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by David Cifarelli