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Government
CDC: 23 Dead, 284 Infected in Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention increased it numbers in the deadly meningitis outbreak to 23 dead. The new deaths reported in Tennessee and North Carolina. The CDC sai...
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Government
Meningitis Investigation Closes Ameridose Until Nov. 5
The owners of a Westborough pharmacy, who also own a Framingham specialty pharmacy linked to the national deadly meningitis outbreak, have agreed to close until Nov. 5, so it can be inspe...
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Government
UPDATED: CDC, FDA Confirm Meningitis Fungus Found at NECC During Raid
UPDATED: 5:50 p.m. with statement from NECC *** The Center For Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration have confirmed the presence of a fungus known as Exserohilum ...
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Government
Framingham Pharmacy Hit With Lawsuits From 6 States
In total, more than a half dozen lawsuits in six states have been filed against New England Compounding Center, which has been linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak in America. As o...
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Government
UPDATED: Feds Searching New England Compounding Center
UPDATED 12:05 a.m. with NECC counsel comment UPDATED: 6:35 p.m. with comment from the U.S. Justice Department *** U.S. Food and Drug Administration officers are at the New ...
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Government
Heart Transplant Patient Infected with Fungus; May Be Linked to Framingham Pharmacy
The Federal Drug Administration says a medicine produced by New England Compounding Center may be linked to a fungal infection in a heart transplant patient. New England Compounding ...
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Health
Is it Possible to Deal with Pain Beyond a "Quick Fix"?
By now we've all heard about the Framingham-based pharmacy responsible for the contaminated steroid drug that has sickened more than 200 people nationwide and left 15 fatalities in its ...
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Government
Four More Contract Meningitis in National Outbreak
Add four patients to the total of people who have contracted fungal meningitis linked to steroids distributed from the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, according to the Bost...