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Report: Cost of Prescriptions in Workers’ Comp on The Rise
Jun 3 2024 // While overall utilization is trending downward, cost of prescriptions in workers’ compensation is on the rise, driven by “high-dollar topical agents” that primarily come from out-of-network channels, as...
Medical Cannabis User Fired After Failing Drug Test Appeals Denial of Job Benefits
Jun 3 2024 // A Vermont man who lost his job after he said a random drug test showed he had used medical marijuana off duty for chronic pain has appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court saying he should not have been denied a portion of...
Zantac Not a Cause of Woman’s Cancer, Jury Says in First Trial Over Drug
May 24 2024 // A jury in Chicago on Thursday rejected an Illinois woman’s claim that the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused her colon cancer, in the first trial out of thousands of lawsuits making similar...
Bronx Firefighter Who Collapsed in Burning Home Likely Saved by Smoke Inhalation Drug
May 20 2024 // Officials credited a smoke inhalation drug for likely saving the life of a New York City firefighter who fell unconscious and stopped breathing while battling a house blaze Friday. The firefighter was one of three injured...
Medical Marijuana Law Does Not Impair Employers’ Right to Drug-Free Workplace
May 6 2024 // A Connecticut employer has the right to terminate an employee who is impaired by medical marijuana in the workplace. The Connecticut Appellate Court on March 19 upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against a nonprofit...
South Florida ‘Butt Lift’ Surgery Clinic Linked to 15 Drug-Resistant Bacteria Infections
May 1 2024 // Florida and federal health officials have determined that 15 infections from drug-resistant bacteria have been linked to a south Florida clinic that performed Brazilian “butt lift” surgeries in 2022 and...
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