A volunteer pricked by a discarded needle has told how he faces a wait for HIV and hepatitis test results. The Department for Communities and Local Government said it was "committed to doing more ...

There are no documented cases of HIV infection through contact with a needle or syringe discarded in a public place. There are guidelines on the use of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) following ...

Also read: Portland City Council votes to adopt needle buyback program The goal is to cut down on the amount of discarded dirty needles in the city. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

The needles had been discarded on the edge of the school grounds A seven-year-old child has been treated at hospital for a puncture wound after finding a bag of used hypodermic needles at a school ...

The new directive follows complaints of an abundance of discarded needles, specifically in Swan River, where residents have grumbled about needles littering storefronts, parks and playgrounds.

The Public Health Department claims to have collected more than 164,000 needles from the Tenderloin neighborhood in August, while the Public Works Department has picked up another 100,000 in the ...