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Lab chief faces sentencing in Michigan 12 years after fatal US meningitis outbreak

Apr. 17, 2024 13:26 PM EDT

HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — Days after a routine injection to ease back pain, Donna Kruzich and a friend drove across the border to Canada in 2012 to see end-of-summer theater in Stratford, Ontario. The 78-year-old Michigan woman suddenly became ill and returned home. By early October,...

US officials warn of increase in bacterial illnesses that can lead to meningitis and possibly death

Mar. 28, 2024 17:41 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning of an increase in rare bacterial illnesses than can lead to meningitis and possible death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert to U.S. doctors on Thursday about an increase in cases of one type of invasive...

Lab leader pleads no contest to manslaughter in 2012 Michigan meningitis deaths

Mar. 05, 2024 14:53 PM EST

The co-founder of a specialty pharmacy that was at the center of a deadly national meningitis outbreak in 2012 pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in Michigan, authorities said Tuesday. Under a deal, Barry Cadden's prison sentence of 10 to 15 years will be served at the...