02-06-2016 22:58 via salon.com

Colorado scrambles for solutions after latest health scare

DENVER (AP) — The latest public health scare involving a Colorado surgical technician has revealed states have more work ahead in trying to prevent needle-stealing hospital workers from getting hired.
Authorities say an HIV-positive surgical tech stole syringes with fentanyl and endangered patients at a suburban Denver hospital – the third incident of this type in the state in less than a decade. Colorado lawmakers, building off requirements put into place in 2011, are trying to tigh
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