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Doctor faces Nassau DA probe in syringe case

Nassau County prosecutors have opened a probe into the tainted syringe case that authorities say potentially exposed thousands of patients of a Dix Hills anesthesiologist to blood-borne diseases such as HIV and hepatitis B and C, a spokesman for District Attorney Kathleen Rice said Wednesday.

Spokesman Eric Phillips said the investigation was sparked by "the urgent need to identify exactly...

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