A Mount Dora man injured while riding his 2008 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle last month passed away recently. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, the 51-year-old died Monday, Dec. 30, at 1:03 p.m. at Ocala Regional Medical Center. His 49-year-old wife, also of Mount Dora, remains at ORMC. The accident…
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Fungal Meningitis Update: 3 More Cases in Florida, 1 in Ocala
Whittel & Melton 352-369-5334 – Ocala Meningitis Outbreak Attorneys The Florida Department of Health has announced three more cases of fungal meningitis in Florida associated with tainted shots of methylprednisolone acetate that was manufactured and distributed by the New England Compounding Center. One of the patients, a 50-year-old man, resides…
Total Number of Meningitis Cases in Florida Jumps to 19 – Newest Case in Marion County
Whittel & Melton 352-369-5334 – Ocala Meningitis Outbreak Attorneys The Florida Department of Health confirmed Tuesday that a 19th case of fungal meningitis has been linked to contaminated lots of the tainted steroid medication manufactured and distributed by the New England Compounding Center. The newest case is a 66-year-old Marion…
Four New Fungal Meningitis Cases Direct Result of Contaminated Steroid Distributed by NECC
Whittel & Melton 352-369-5334 – Ocala Meningitis Outbreak Attorneys As of Friday, four more confirmed cases of fungal meningitis were reported in Florida – three in Marion County. This new outbreak has been linked to contaminated steroids used for back pain distributed by the New England Compounding Center. Florida’s total…
Third Death Confirmed in Ocala from Fungal Meningitis
Whittel & Melton 352-369-5334 – Ocala Meningitis Outbreak Attorneys The Florida Department of Health reported a third death Wednesday that has been linked to fungal meningitis. According to Florida Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong, the 78-year-old man died earlier this week. He was the 13th confirmed…
Two More Meningitis Cases Confirmed in the State of Florida – One of those in Marion County
Whittel & Melton 352-369-5334 – Ocala Meningitis Outbreak Attorneys The Florida Department of Health announced Tuesday that 1,038 patients have received at least one shot of contaminated pain medication manufactured and distributed by a New England compounding pharmacy. The state has apparently notified all but 12 of those patients. The…
Second Ocala Patient Dead as a Result of Meningitis Outbreak in Marion County
Whittel & Melton 352-369-5334 – Ocala Meningitis Outbreak Attorneys As of Thursday, a second Marion County patient’s death has been confirmed a direct result of contaminated steroid injections leading to a fungal meningitis outbreak in Ocala. The most recent fatality was an 83-year-old man who received shots of the tainted…
Meningitis Outbreak Claims Life of Ocala Man
Whittel & Melton 352-369-5334 – Ocala Meningitis Outbreak Attorneys A 70-year-old Marion County man passed away in July after receiving a steroid injection from Florida Pain Clinic in Ocala, Florida. According to the Florida Department of Health, a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak is to blame. The total number of cases…
Pharmacy Responsible for Meningitis Outbreak in Ocala Issues a Voluntary Recall of All Products :: Whittel & Melton
The New England Compounding Center, a pharmacy located in Framingham, Massachusetts that distributed a steroid linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis has issued a voluntary recall of all of its products. The NECC announced the recall Saturday, claiming they were doing so because of the potential risk of contamination.…