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HIV Risk To 3,000 Vets From Non Disinfected Pumps At VA Hospital In Miami

Over 3,000 veterans who had routine tests at Miami’s VA Medical Center are thought to be at slight risk of infection from hepatitis or HIV because the hospital discovered that a section of tube used in water pumps for colonoscopies and other gastrointestinal procedures was only being rinsed and not disinfected.
A hospital announcement on Monday, [...]