Clinic's reused needles may have exposed 40,000 to hepatitis, HIV

Nearly 40,000 people learned this week that a trip to the doctor might have made them sick. In a type of scandal more often associated with developing 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. The discovery led to the biggest public health notification operation in U.S. history, brought demands for investigations and caused scores of lawyers to seek out patients at risk for infections. Thousands of patients are being urged to be tested for the viruses. Six acute cases of hepatitis C have been confirmed. The surgical center and five affiliated clinics have been closed.

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In this day and age, this is outrageous! I absolutely can not believe that doctors and nurses were doing this. It is a disgrace to think about how many lives they have impacted and possibly changed forever.