Vegas Clinic May Have Sickened Thousands
March 6, 2008(AP) -- Nearly 40,000 people learned this week that a trip to the doctor may have made them sick. In a type of scandal more often associated with Third World countries, a Las Vegas clinic was found to be reusing syringes and vials of medication for nearly four years. The shoddy practices may have led to an outbreak of the potentially fatal hepatitis C virus and exposed patients to HIV, too.
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beckerist - Mar 06, 2008
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Absolutely disgusting.- report abuse
