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On January 15, Sen. Charles Schumer
(D-N.Y.) and Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) issued separate requests to the
Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Inspector General for an independent
review of the Buffalo VA Medical Center. The motivation for this inquiry comes
from reports that more than 700 patients may have been exposed to HIV,
hepatitis B, or hepatitis C within the past two years through the use of
multi-dose insulin pens on more than one patient.
Medical center officials say that
needles were changed with each use, but the risk of contamination remained for
the patients involved. Both Schumer and Higgins question how those involved let
this practice continue undetected from October 2010 to November 2012, and why
the VA took two months to contact those who may have been affected. Patients
who may have been affected are being advised to get tested.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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