WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - The death toll from a meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated steroids jumped to 19 on Wednesday, while U.S. lawmakers pressed federal health regulators to explain what they knew about the pharmacy that produced the drugs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said four more deaths had been confirmed in the last 24 hours, including two in Tennessee, the state hardest hit with eight deaths since the infections were discovered in late September. Virginia and Florida each reported one new death. ...
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Meningitis deaths rise, FDA faces new questions (Yahoo)
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