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Infected blood may have been given after safe date, inquiry hears

Testimony raises questions about assurances provided on screening out of hepatitis C

Published
03 May 2019
From
The Guardian
Medical procedures and other blood-borne exposure
Blood scandal teens made pact to discover their killer

A group of teenagers with haemophilia who were infected by contaminated blood made a pact that whoever survived would find out what was killing them, a public inquiry has heard.

Published
03 May 2019
From
BBC News
People and personal stories
‘There was no future’: victims share impact of infected blood scandal

Patients infected with HIV and hepatitis C give emotional evidence on first day of inquiry

Published
01 May 2019
From
The Guardian
Medical procedures and other blood-borne exposure
Hundreds of contaminated blood files ‘checked out by Government officials’

Hundreds of files relating to contaminated blood were removed by Government officials and went missing, it has emerged. A Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) investigation conducted last year following the start of the Infected Blood Inquiry found around 950 files relating to blood policy had been “checked out” by staff going back years.

Published
11 February 2019
From
ITV News
Medical procedures and other blood-borne exposure
China says tests on plasma products negative for HIV

Chinese investigators said Thursday tests on a batch of a plasma product feared to have been contaminated with HIV have turned up negative for the virus that causes AIDS.

Published
07 February 2019
From
The Associated Press
Organ transplants
Taiwan may begin allowing HIV-positive organ transplants next year

Taiwan may begin allowing HIV-positive individuals to donate organs to HIV-positive patients sometime next year, Taiwan Organ Registry and Sharing Center Chairman Lee Po-chang (李伯璋) said Friday, hoping that the necessary legislation will be passed.

Published
30 December 2018
From
Focus Taiwan
Medical procedures and other blood-borne exposure
New tainted blood scandal: Patients infected with HIV were each paid around £24,000 to sign away their rights to sue – before being told they’d also contracted hepatitis C

Victims of the contaminated blood scandal were persuaded to sign away their legal rights without knowing they had a second deadly condition, the Daily Mail can reveal.

Published
22 October 2018
From
Daily Mail
Medical procedures and other blood-borne exposure
Red for HIV, yellow for hepatitis, black for death: blood inquiry puts victims first

In their smart red, yellow and black ties, the haemophiliacs could have been setting off for a day’s cricket at Lord’s. But these colours were symbolic – red for HIV, yellow for hepatitis, black for death. Many hobbled with sticks. Some were in wheelchairs. Their teeth were discoloured, chipped, or simply missing – the result of a bust immune system or avoiding the dental care that could lead to fatal bleeds.

Published
01 October 2018
From
The Guardian
Medical procedures and other blood-borne exposure
'Treated like pariahs': contaminated blood victims tell their stories

Those infected or affected hope inquiry into the scandal will finally reveal the truth.

Published
26 September 2018
From
The Guardian
Medical procedures and other blood-borne exposure
Contaminated blood scandal: many medical records disappeared, inquiry hears

Victims’ QC says many patients believe their experiences amount to evidence of cover-up

Published
26 September 2018
From
The Guardian
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