New Health News: Congressional Panel Probes US Meningitis Outbreak

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Congressional Panel Probes US Meningitis Outbreak

A U.S. congressional panel has heard emotional testimony from the widow of a Kentucky judge who was among the first to die in a meningitis outbreak linked to 32 deaths and more than 400 illnesses.

 Joyce Lovelace told a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee that better state and federal regulations are needed in order to prevent tragedies, such as the one that resulted in her husband's death in September.

 "We have lived a nightmare," Lovelace said. "We will be living this ...

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