Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Congress acts, but meningitis patients' pain lingers in 2013 Physical and financial challenges continue to take toll Dec. 25, 2013 2:53 AM

Written by
Wayne Peal
Daily Press & Argus

The past year brought continuing challenges, both physically and financially, for the hundreds of fungal meningitis patients across the country — including those in Livingston County.
“It’s very discouraging and depressing,” Evelyn Bates-March of Hamburg Township said of her long-running battle with the infection.
It also brought a sign that the federal government had gotten serious about the problems which led to the man-made outbreak.
Even that is subject to question as the outbreak enters its second full year.
The outbreak has been linked to contaminated steroid solutions mixed at a now-closed Massachusetts compounding center.
Patients enter the new year eagerly awaiting the outcome of court action against the New England Compounding Center.
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