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National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Positive Hepatitis Tests at Army Hospital

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Mar. 10, 2009
Army officials say 16 patients exposed to a mismanaged insulin needle program at a military hospital serving Fort Bliss have tested positive for hepatitis C. The patients at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center were among more than 2,000 diabetics who may have been exposed to blood-borne...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler