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Upton leads congressional hearing on meningitis outbreak
440 people across the country have become sick and 32 have died from contaminated steroid shots with Michigan and Indiana two of the hardest hit states in the meningitis outbreak On Wednesday, Congress took the issue of the safety those who make the...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Ind. reports 4th death from meningitis outbreak
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials say four people have now died from fungal meningitis linked to injections of a recalled back pain medication. State Department of Health spokesman Ken Severson also said Monday Indiana now has 51 cases...
Tags: Steroids, Back Pain
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Meningitis lawsuit filed after death of Elkhart County man
WSBT-TVGOSHEN – The family of an Elkhart County man believed to have died from fungal meningitis has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a New England company. 68-year-old Daniel Rohrer of Bristol died October 23 at Elkhart General Hospital from what...Tags: Methylprednisolone (drug), Food and Drug Administration, Trials, Justice System, Steroids
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Indiana fungal meningitis cases rise to 48
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana now has 48 cases of fungal meningitis linked to injections of a recalled back pain medication. Health officials said Wednesday that there were still three deaths from the disease linked to Indiana. Elkhart County's...Tags: Steroids, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, Back Pain, Diseases and Illnesses
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State aware of outbreak week before telling public
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Records obtained by The Associated Press show state health officials knew six clinics in Indiana had received a recalled back pain medication linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis a week before the public was notified. An...
Tags: Disease Prevention, Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Back Pain, Diseases and Illnesses
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Lawsuits filed on behalf of fungal meningitis patients in Elkhart County
South Bend TribuneELKHART – Six victims of the fungal meningitis outbreak in Elkhart County have filed lawsuits against Massachusetts-based New England Compounding Center, which produced, marketed and sold the now-recalled steroid medication linked to the outbreak....Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Food and Drug Administration, Laws, Headaches
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Indiana fungal meningitis cases rise by 2 to 43
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana now has 43 cases of fungal meningitis linked to injections of a recalled back pain medication. The Indiana State Department of Health reported two additional cases Thursday. The number of deaths remains at three, and...
Tags: Wayne, Steroids, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, Diseases and Illnesses
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Elkhart hospital treats dozens of meningitis cases
WSBT-TVElkhart General Hospital is currently treating ten patients for fungal meningitis, part of a nationwide outbreak linked to tainted back pain medicine. The hospital has treated 26 fungal meningitis patients since the outbreak started, according to Karra...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing, Disease Prevention, Health and Medical Professionals
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Owner of meningitis-linked pharmacy takes Fifth
WASHINGTON (AP) - The owner and director of the specialty pharmacy tied to a deadly meningitis outbreak has declined to testify before a congressional committee investigating the matter. Barry Cadden, co-founder of the New England Compound Center,...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Washington, DC
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SW Mich. woman files meningitis lawsuit
WSBT-TVMOTTVILLE, Mich. — A southwest Michigan woman says she is in fear every day that she will come down with fungal meningitis. She is one of the first people to file suit against the New England pharmaceutical company linked to the nationwide outbreak...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Laws, Justice System, Trials
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Health officials confirm 3rd meningitis death linked to Elkhart County
ELKHART COUNTY – A third death linked to fungal meningitis in Elkhart County has been confirmed. That confirmation came Wednesday afternoon from County Health Officer Dr. Dan Nafziger, who spoke with WSBT. The latest count shows 28 confirmed and...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Headaches, Photophobia, Sepsis, Disease Prevention
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St. Joseph County clerk released from hospital after suffering possible meningitis
SOUTH BEND – St. Joseph County Clerk Terri Rethlake has been released from South Bend's Memorial Hospital after suffering from an unconfirmed case of fungal meningitis. Rethlake’s chief deputy and good friend, Rita Glenn, last week said...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Steroids, Back Pain
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