Nurse who took drug from hospital struck off
A nurse who repeatedly took fentanyl intended for patients from a hospital after doctoring patient records has been struck ...
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Hospitals gave patients meds during childbirth, then reported them for illicit drug use
For Victoria Villanueva, pregnant with her first child, the drug detected in her baby’s system was morphine. Villanueva had ...
Fentanyl stolen from Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest found in employee's apartment in federal drug diversion case
A Cleveland Clinic employee stole prescription drugs from the hospital to sell on the street. The man now faces prison time ...
CT nurse admits stealing drug from hospital vials. He replaced it with ‘inert solution.’
A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to tampering with and stealing Lorazepam vials at the hospital where he worked as a ...
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Hospitals Are Giving Pregnant Women Drugs, Then Reporting Them to CPS When They Test Positive
These cases are one of the more maddening side effects of an out-of-control drug war combined with strict mandatory reporting laws. "Hospital drug testing of pregnant women, which began in the ...
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General Hospital Spoilers: Brad’s Miami Scheme Blows Up In His Face, Tries To Drug Lucas?
General Hospital (GH) spoilers tease that sneaky lab tech Brad Cooper (Parry Shen) got what he wanted, an all-expense paid ...
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Hospitals Gave Women Medications During Childbirth — Then Reported Them for Using Illicit Drugs
Doctors gave her morphine to ease the pain of contractions during the birth of her first child in 2017. The hospital drug tested her daughter’s first bowel movement and it was positive for opiates.
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Hospital, Prescription Drug Spending Fuel Big Jump in U.S. Healthcare Spending
Spending reached $4.86 trillion in 2023, a 7.5% increase from 2022 The growth in spending on hospital care was the highest since 1990.
Texas hospital gave mom meds during C-section then reported her to social services for drug use
A Texas hospital gave Amairani Salinas a benzodiazepine for a C-section, then reported her for possible drug use to social ...
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Hospitals gave patients meds during childbirth, then reported them for illicit drug use
For Victoria Villanueva, pregnant with her first child, the drug detected in her baby’s system was morphine. Villanueva had arrived at an Indiana hospital at 41 weeks to have her labor induced.
Hospitals Gave Patients Meds During Childbirth, Then Reported Them For Positive Drug Tests
Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to ...