Health News Roundup: New Jersey clinic sued after HIV infection warning; US medic quarantined for possible Ebola exposure

Health News Roundup: New Jersey clinic sued after HIV infection warning; US medic quarantined for possible Ebola exposure

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U.S. medic quarantined in Nebraska for possible Ebola exposure

A U.S. healthcare worker who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus while treating patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrived in the United States on Saturday and was put in quarantine in Nebraska. The medic, who is not exhibiting symptoms of Ebola, will remain under observation for up to two weeks at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha, Nebraska Medicine said in a statement.

New Jersey clinic sued after HIV infection warning

A former patient has filed the first lawsuit against a New Jersey surgery center that may have exposed nearly 3,800 patients to HIV and hepatitis due to poor sterilization and medication practices. The HealthPlus Surgery Center in Saddle Brook recently told the patients that a state probe of its facilities found "lapses in infection control" and "the injection of medications" could have exposed them to the diseases.

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