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California
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 day ago

Audit calls for changes after San Jose firefighter drug tampering - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose Fire Department must strengthen drug tracking and inventory security after firefighter thefts and tampering led to patients receiving morphine from compromised vials.
fromThe Mercury News
6 days ago

Two healthcare executives convicted of distributing controlled substances

He and Brody conspired to commit healthcare fraud by submitting fraudulent insurance claims so that Done members could dispense Adderall at pharmacies while continuing to pay their membership fees - resulting in $14 million in payouts from insurance companies, prosecutors said. The false claims said that Done did urine drug screenings, stated that non-stimulant drugs had been tried prior to stimulants and used the DSM-5 to diagnose ADHD.
Healthcare
US news
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

Feds: Nurse replaced liquid oxy with household cleaner

Nurse pleaded not guilty to federal tampering charge after allegedly replacing a hospice patient's oxycodone with a household cleaner.
Public health
fromwww.thereporter.com
4 months ago

3 Bay Area residents charged in massive nationwide health fraud crackdown

Clinton Johnson Christian was indicted as part of a nationwide health care fraud crackdown involving over 324 defendants.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Police drop investigation into Tory MP Crispin Blunt over alleged rape, report says

Police dropped an 18-month rape investigation into former MP Crispin Blunt due to insufficient evidence, but investigations into other charges continue.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
7 months ago

Livermore drug bust nets mother and daughter

Authorities arrested a woman, her daughter, and her daughter's boyfriend for allegedly manufacturing and selling drugs at their residence near Granada High School.
SF parents
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