CHICAGO – Federal health officials said Tuesday they are investigating dozens of blood infections in at least two states that have been linked to medical syringes contaminated with bacteria. About 40 ...

The CDC confirmed 14 cases of bloodstream infections in children across four U.S. states that may be connected to heparin and saline syringes distributed by medical technology company Becton Dickinson ...

An outbreak of bloodstream infections appears to have been caused by the contamination of pre-filled heparin and saline syringes made by a single company, according to a new report. The subsequent ...

RALEIGH, N.C. – A North Carolina syringe factory linked to hundreds of sicknesses and five deaths operated for almost two years without an inspection despite a series of complaints that its needles ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina company is accused of bypassing sterilization tests for medical syringes in a cost-cutting move prosecutors say sickened hundreds of patients and led to five deaths. U ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Covidien, a healthcare products producer, initiated a voluntary recall of certain lots of Monoject prefill flush syringes, U.S. government officials say. The U.S. Food and ...

WASHINGTON — Efforts to make the blood thinner heparin safer – and to replace supplies that were depleted by a major recall this year – have meant unintended and fresh safety concerns for hospitals, ...