Health

Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

Michael Lipkin | October 9, 2012, 10:00 am

A tainted steroid pain injection leads to a fungal meningitis outbreak, with eight deaths nationwide. We learn more about the fatal disease on Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm.

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Related Links
Chicago Sun-Times article on the five Illinois patients who received the recalled injections
The New York Times article on Scant Oversight of Drug Maker in Fatal Meningitis Outbreak
The Huffington Post article on Meningitis Outbreak: 13,000 Got Suspect Steroid Shots, But Risk Is Uncertain
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