The head of the Miami Veterans Affairs Health Care System was questioned by the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee over the improper use of medical equipment that led to mistakes "that may have exposed thousands of veterans to diseases such as HIV and hepatitis." [Miami Herald]
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