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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…
Police & Fire
Money Meant For Abuse Victims Stolen From Springfield YWCA By 3 Employees: Police
Three employees of the YWCA in Springfield are accused of stealing more than $28,000 in grant money meant to help victims of physical and sexual assault and human trafficking. They planned to use it for personal expenses, police said. Aisha Pizarro, who was the administrator of the funds, and her two employees, Sharifa Forbes and Patricia Medina, are accused of taking the money, Springfield police said. Detectives began investigating the theft on April 25 after the Department of Public Health, which controlled the funds, noticed some irregularities in the accounting and ask…
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West Nile Virus Detected In Massachusetts For The First Time In 2022
West Nile Virus has officially been detected in Massachusetts for the first time this year, the Department of Public Health (DPH) announced on Wednesday, July 13. The virus was found in a mosquito sample found collected on July 11 in Easton, DPH said. So far, no human cases of the virus have been detected but health officials are heeding a warning to state residents. “West Nile virus is part of summer in Massachusetts, and we expect to see infected mosquitoes at this time of year,” said Public Health Commissioner Margret Cooke. “Now is the time to start taking steps to avoid mos…
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Seven Monkeypox Cases Confirmed In Massachusetts
Seven Monkeypox cases have been confirmed in Massachusetts as of Thursday, June 16, the Department of Public Health (DPH) said. This comes nearly a month after the first confirmed case in the state on May 18, according to DPH. Overall, there have been 84 cases of the Monkeypox virus in the US this year. “Although monkeypox infections remain rare, and none of the close contacts from Massachusetts’ first case developed monkeypox during their monitoring period, the CDC is reporting that cases continue to rise across the United States,” said DPH State Epidemiologist Dr. Catheri…
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Registered Nurse Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patient In Connecticut
A Connecticut registered nurse has been accused of sexually assaulting a patient. The Hartford County resident, Steven Lamoureux, age 46, of Farmington, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 30 for one count of sexual assault following an investigation by Farmington Police. According to Farmington Police Lieutenant Tim McKenzie, Lamoureux had been the subject of a similar complaint in New Haven and police believe there could be other victims. An advanced practice registered nurse, Lamoureux, came under investigation after a complaint was filed in July for performing what he called a "relaxatio…
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Covid-
19: Massachusetts Sees Record Low Numbers Amid Concerns Over Delta Variant
All eyes in America are on the more transmissible Delta COVID-19 strain that is causing concern in some parts of the country, though Massachusetts continues to see record low numbers as the number of vaccinations being administered rises. Earlier story - COVID-19: Delta Variant Expected To Be Dominant In US, Says CDC Over the weekend, the seven-day rolling average COVID-19 positivity rate dropped to 0.29 percent of those tested, with the number of active cases hovering at around 1,500, while the number of residents vaccinated statewide is climbing. In all, Massachusetts is reporting r…
Lifestyle
Covid-
19: Newly Unveiled 'Mass VaxMillions' Lottery Will Include Five $1M Winners
Massachusetts residents who got a COVID-19 shot will now have a shot to win $1 million as part of the state’s new “VaxMillions” lottery. The new program will give away five cash prizes of $1 million for eligible Massachusetts residents 18 and older who receive the vaccine, and five $300,000 scholarship grants to anyone between the ages of 12 and 17 who are fully vaccinated. The drawings will be conducted by the Massachusetts State Lottery. “The Massachusetts State Lottery is proud to join Gov. Charlie Baker and the Department of Public Health to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of…
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Covid-
19: Connecticut CVS Turns Away Vaccine Seekers From New York
Police were called to a Connecticut CVS location this week when a group of seniors from New York came seeking the COVID-19 vaccine and were turned away. Officers responded to the CVS pharmacy on Boston Post Road in Waterford on Thursday, Feb. 4 when a group of approximately 10 seniors from out-of-state sought the vaccine, but were denied by the store. The group had reportedly made vaccination appointments in Waterford online through the CVS application. The seniors were reportedly unhappy about the decision but left without incident, though their families were disapointed. According to rep…
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First Case Of
Covid-
19 Variant Discovered In Massachusetts
The first case of the COVID-19 variant has been detected in Massachusetts, according to the Department of Public Health. The first Massachusetts person to get B.1.1.7 is a Boston woman in her 20s. The variant has also been discovered in New York and Connecticut. She first became ill in early January and received a positive COVID-19 test. A genetic sample was sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for further analysis and that’s when the variant was discovered, according to the state Department of Public Health. The woman, who is not being identified, had recently trave…
Schools
Lawsuit: Springfield Student Challenges New Flu-Shot Requirement For Mass. Students
A Springfield graduate student and a Waltham mother are seeking to get the new flu vaccine requirement for all Massachusetts students thrown out by the courts. A lawsuit was recently filed by Madison Schiltz, 27, a Springfield College graduate student, and Tamar Massoyan-Artinian, both claiming that Massachusetts did not follow proper procedures to create a flu-vaccine mandate, according to the Boston Herald. Therefore, they said, the rule should be vacated. The new law, crafted to fight the spread of COVID-19, requires all children ages 6 months and older to receive the flu vaccine as a co…
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Covid-
19: Incidents Skyrocket In Two Connecticut Cities Among 19 Considered 'High-Risk'
Two Connecticut cities have average daily COVID-19 infection rates that have skyrocketed to more than 40 positive test results per 100,000 residents, according to the most recent state data. There are now 19 Connecticut communities that are considered at a high-risk for spreading COVID-19, according to the Department of Public Health data released Thursday, Oct. 22. A community is considered high-risk when there is an average of 15 or more new COVID-19 incidents reported, each day, over two weeks, per 100,000 residents. As of Thursday, the communities with the highest average daily p…
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