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Notes from the Field: Hepatitis B Virus Transmission Associated with Assisted Blood Glucose Monitoring in a Skilled Nursing Facility — North Carolina, 2024

Notes from the Field: Hepatitis B Virus Transmission Associated with Assisted Blood Glucose Monitoring in a Skilled Nursing Facility — North Carolina, 2024

Summary What is already known about this topic? During 2008–2019, 15 hepatitis B outbreaks associated with assisted blood glucose monitoring were reported in long-term care facilities. CDC recommends assigning blood glucose monitors (glucometers) to one person. What is added by this report? Hepatitis B virus (HBV) was transmitted between two residents of a skilled nursing facility who were receiving assisted …

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Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Claims a 10th Life – The New York Times

Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Claims a 10th Life  The New York Times Tenth victim of the Gabriel House in Fall River assisted living fire died: DA updates  Fall River Herald News Concerns grow over fire department staffing levels in wake of deadly Fall River fire  WJAR Assisted-living home cited for late reports of safety incidents years before fatal fire  AP News Fundraiser …

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Speculation Swirls After Deadly Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility – The New York Times

Speculation Swirls After Deadly Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility  The New York Times Fall River fire chief defends response to deadly fire at assisted living home  The Boston Globe Gabriel House owner tied to multiple legal disputes, harassment claims  WPRI.com 9 dead, 30 injured in Fall River assisted living facility fire  WBUR Gabriel House resident who wasn’t home at night of fire speaks …

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9 dead, 30 hospitalized after fire rips through Fall River assisted living facility – Boston 25 News

9 dead, 30 hospitalized after fire rips through Fall River assisted living facility – Boston 25 News

9 dead, 30 hospitalized after fire rips through Fall River assisted living facility  Boston 25 News 9 dead in Massachusetts assisted living facility fire described as ‘unfathomable tragedy’  CNN What we know about the Fall River assisted living facility fire  Axios Deadly overnight blaze claims 9 lives at Massachusetts assisted living home as rescue efforts continue  Fox News Fall River, Mass., assisted living center …

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Nine killed in fire at Massachusetts assisted living facility

Nine killed in fire at Massachusetts assisted living facility

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A fire tore through an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and trapping residents inside, including some who were hanging out of windows screaming for help, authorities said Monday. At least 30 others were injured in the blaze. Firefighters responded to the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River at about 9:50 …

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Multiple fatalities, injuries in Fall River assisted living fire

Multiple fatalities, injuries in Fall River assisted living fire

Multiple people have died and several were injured in a fire at an assisted living complex in Fall River, Massachusetts, the city’s fire chief confirmed Monday.The fire department was called to the Gabriel House Assisted Living Residence on Oliver Street at 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire in the main entrance of the complex, as well as …

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