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Widely viewed video alleges safety concerns at UAB hospital

The TikTok video said UAB hospital had problems in the sterile processing department that cleans surgical instruments, creating hazards for employees and patients. A hospital spokesman denied the allegations.

Mother of 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody says pleas for hospital care ...

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Ocaliva for NASH Gets Thumbs Down From FDA Advisors

On Friday, the Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory Committee voted 12-2 (with two abstentions) that the improvements in liver scarring seen in the pivotal REGENERATE trial with a 25-mg dose of obeticholic acid do not outweigh the various risks,

Contaminated eyedrops now linked to 4 deaths, 14 cases of blindness: CDC

Eye drops that have been contaminated with a highly drug-resistant strain of bacteria have now been linked to four deaths and 14 cases of blindness, according to an update from the Centers for

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