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UK To Compensate People Infected Through Contaminated Blood Transfusions
Thousands of people in Britain infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood transfusions will receive a compensation payment decades after the scandal, the UK government announced on Wednesday.
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Parents Accuse Tamil Nadu Hospital Of Giving HIV-Infected Blood To Child
HIV-infected blood allegedly transferred to baby in Tamil Nadu: The parents have accused Coimbatore Government Medical College Hospital of negligence. The hospital has said that it is ready to face any inquiry.
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Tamil Nadu Woman Who Got HIV After Blood Transfusion Delivers Baby
A 24-year-old woman in Tamil Nadu, who turned HIV-positive after she received infected blood during a transfusion at a government hospital, gave birth to a girl today at a hospital in Madurai.
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Tamil Nadu Government Assures Action In HIV-Infected Blood Transfusion Case
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday assured action against senior officials in the case where a pregnant woman was allegedly infected by HIV due to a faulty medical procedure at a state-run hospital.
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Panel Seeks Report On HIV-Infected Blood Transfusion To Tamil Nadu Women
The National Commission for Women on Monday sought a report from Tamil Nadu authorities over the case of two women allegedly contracting HIV from blood transfusion.
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HIV-Positive Man, Whose Blood Infected Pregnant Woman, Dies In Tamil Nadu
A 19-year-old HIV-positive man, who had consumed poison after his blood had infected a pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu, died on Sunday.
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Second Woman Claims HIV Infection From Blood Transfusion In Tamil Nadu
Two days after a woman was allegedly infected by HIV due to a faulty medical procedure at a Tamil Nadu hospital, a similar case has now come to light in Chennai. A 27-year-old woman has accused doctors at the prominent Kilpauk Medical College Hospital of criminal negligence, due to which she allegedly contracted the virus during a blood transfusion...
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Teen Donor Attempts Suicide After Infecting Pregnant Woman With HIV
A teenage boy whose HIV-positive blood was passed on to a pregnant woman, in a case of shocking medical negligence that has triggered a major controversy in Tamil Nadu, reportedly tried to kill himself on Thursdayas his family struggled to deal with the fallout.
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Pregnant Woman Given HIV-Infected Blood In Tamil Nadu Government Hospital
A 24-year-old pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu is HIV positive after infected blood was given to her during a blood transfusion at a government hospital in Virudhunagar district, around 500 km from Chennai.The government has offered financial compensation and jobs for the woman and her husband but they want help for private treatment after the negligen...
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World AIDS Day 2018: 5 Things You Should Know
World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 every year. The day is dedicated to spreading awareness about the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which is spread by infection from a virus called human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The day is marked by the World Health Organisation as a global public health campaign. One can be at a greater risk...
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World AIDS Day 2018: 4 Reasons Which Stop People From HIV Testing
The theme of World AIDS Day 2018 is "Know Your Status", which stresses on the importance of knowing one's HIV status in order to fight against the disease.
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10-Year-Old Tested HIV Positive After Blood Transfusion, Says Father. She Died In Kerala
A 10-year-old girl suffering from blood cancer, who had tested positive for HIV allegedly after getting a transfusion of infected blood, died on Wednesday.
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In Kerala, 9-Year-Old Cancer Patient Found HIV+ After Blood Transfusion
A 9-year-old girl suffering from blood cancer has tested positive for HIV allegedly after getting a transfusion of infected blood, the police said today.
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Brazil Confirms Zika Infection From A Blood Transfusion
Brazilian health authorities confirmed on Thursday a case of transmission of Zika through a transfusion of blood from a donor who had been infected with the mosquito-borne virus that is spreading rapidly through the Americas.
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Doctor Who Beat Ebola Gives Blood for Infected Nurse
A US nurse who caught Ebola while treating a Liberian patient who died of the disease has received a plasma transfusion donated by a doctor who beat the virus.
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UK To Compensate People Infected Through Contaminated Blood Transfusions
Thousands of people in Britain infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood transfusions will receive a compensation payment decades after the scandal, the UK government announced on Wednesday.
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Parents Accuse Tamil Nadu Hospital Of Giving HIV-Infected Blood To Child
HIV-infected blood allegedly transferred to baby in Tamil Nadu: The parents have accused Coimbatore Government Medical College Hospital of negligence. The hospital has said that it is ready to face any inquiry.
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Tamil Nadu Woman Who Got HIV After Blood Transfusion Delivers Baby
A 24-year-old woman in Tamil Nadu, who turned HIV-positive after she received infected blood during a transfusion at a government hospital, gave birth to a girl today at a hospital in Madurai.
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Tamil Nadu Government Assures Action In HIV-Infected Blood Transfusion Case
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday assured action against senior officials in the case where a pregnant woman was allegedly infected by HIV due to a faulty medical procedure at a state-run hospital.
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Panel Seeks Report On HIV-Infected Blood Transfusion To Tamil Nadu Women
The National Commission for Women on Monday sought a report from Tamil Nadu authorities over the case of two women allegedly contracting HIV from blood transfusion.
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HIV-Positive Man, Whose Blood Infected Pregnant Woman, Dies In Tamil Nadu
A 19-year-old HIV-positive man, who had consumed poison after his blood had infected a pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu, died on Sunday.
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Second Woman Claims HIV Infection From Blood Transfusion In Tamil Nadu
Two days after a woman was allegedly infected by HIV due to a faulty medical procedure at a Tamil Nadu hospital, a similar case has now come to light in Chennai. A 27-year-old woman has accused doctors at the prominent Kilpauk Medical College Hospital of criminal negligence, due to which she allegedly contracted the virus during a blood transfusion...
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Teen Donor Attempts Suicide After Infecting Pregnant Woman With HIV
A teenage boy whose HIV-positive blood was passed on to a pregnant woman, in a case of shocking medical negligence that has triggered a major controversy in Tamil Nadu, reportedly tried to kill himself on Thursdayas his family struggled to deal with the fallout.
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Pregnant Woman Given HIV-Infected Blood In Tamil Nadu Government Hospital
A 24-year-old pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu is HIV positive after infected blood was given to her during a blood transfusion at a government hospital in Virudhunagar district, around 500 km from Chennai.The government has offered financial compensation and jobs for the woman and her husband but they want help for private treatment after the negligen...
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World AIDS Day 2018: 5 Things You Should Know
World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 every year. The day is dedicated to spreading awareness about the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which is spread by infection from a virus called human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The day is marked by the World Health Organisation as a global public health campaign. One can be at a greater risk...
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World AIDS Day 2018: 4 Reasons Which Stop People From HIV Testing
The theme of World AIDS Day 2018 is "Know Your Status", which stresses on the importance of knowing one's HIV status in order to fight against the disease.
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10-Year-Old Tested HIV Positive After Blood Transfusion, Says Father. She Died In Kerala
A 10-year-old girl suffering from blood cancer, who had tested positive for HIV allegedly after getting a transfusion of infected blood, died on Wednesday.
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In Kerala, 9-Year-Old Cancer Patient Found HIV+ After Blood Transfusion
A 9-year-old girl suffering from blood cancer has tested positive for HIV allegedly after getting a transfusion of infected blood, the police said today.
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Brazil Confirms Zika Infection From A Blood Transfusion
Brazilian health authorities confirmed on Thursday a case of transmission of Zika through a transfusion of blood from a donor who had been infected with the mosquito-borne virus that is spreading rapidly through the Americas.
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Doctor Who Beat Ebola Gives Blood for Infected Nurse
A US nurse who caught Ebola while treating a Liberian patient who died of the disease has received a plasma transfusion donated by a doctor who beat the virus.
