Fungal meningitis outbreak haunts Michigan patients a year after
A year after a national fungal meningitis outbreak linked to tainted steroids, Michigan remains hardest hit with 264 illnesses and 19 deaths in the state. Patients like William Wertz and Donald Hixson face ongoing health problems, hospitalizations, and fears of relapse as investigations and lawsuits continue.
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William Wertz
Howell
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Wertz
Massachusetts
Michigan
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Indiana
St. Joseph Mercy
Ann Arbor
David Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Donald Hixson
Pinckney
Hixson
Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Health
New England
NECC
Michigan Pain Specialists
Brighton
Livingston County
Robert Sickels
Southfield
Sickels
Randy Hackney
Michigan Neurosurgical Institute
Michigan Department of Community Health
Pfizer
FDA
Congress debates stopgap funding and debt limit amid partial shutdown
The House and Senate debate stopgap funding for 2014 and a debt-limit increase as a partial government shutdown continues. House votes on a clean funding measure and Head Start funding, while a bipartisan committee plan seeks a temporary super committee. The Senate fails to reach 60 votes on a debt-ceiling rise.
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Government Shutdown Reveals Shifting Essential Roles
In the federal partial shutdown, no clear manual defines essential work. Agencies decide, with politics shaping choices, why health care sites stay open while Amber Alert systems go dark and memorials remain contested.
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Barack Obama
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John Mica
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House of Representatives
James Moran
Virginia
Defense
Chuck Hagel
Congress
Moran
Department of Health and Human Services
IRS
John Palguta
Non-Profit
Partnership For Public Service
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