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12/02/2019 - Charleston Gazette-Mail by: Courtney Hessler
HUNTINGTON, WV - An Ohio federal judge overseeing 2,500 cases accusing several drug companies and pharmacies of fueling the opioid epidemic is asking Cabell County and Huntington attorneys to scale back their outlook in a case in which attorneys said they will seek at least $500 million, as he works to push several cases toward trial.
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12/02/2019 - Charleston Gazette-Mail by: Caity Coyne
CHARLESTON, WV - In coming weeks, the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department’s board is expected to pass an ordinance limiting vaping in public places, bringing its policies in line with 34 other counties that already regulate electronic smoking devices to the same standards as cigarettes.
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12/02/2019 - Bloomberg by: Riley Griffin and Cristin Flanagan
WASHINGTON, DC - Federal prosecutors are investigating the role that at least six drugmakers and distributors played in the flow of opioids into cities and towns across the United States, the latest turn in the epidemic that has ensnared dozens of companies around the world.
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11/27/2019 - Modern Healthcare by: Jessica Kim Cohen
WASHINGTON, DC - The Veterans Affairs Department reported significant telemedicine growth for fiscal 2019, the first full year since implementing a policy that lifted state licensing requirements for VA providers practicing virtual care.
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11/27/2019 - Modern Healthcare by: Tara Bannow
WASHINGTON, DC - Hospitals' operating profitability was strong in October, driven by increased volumes, lower uncompensated care and declines in key expense categories, according to Kaufman Hall's latest monthly report on hospital performance.
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11/27/2019 - Modern Healthcare by: Rachel Cohrs
WASHINGTON, DC - State officials are moving forward with prescription drug importation programs on President Donald Trump's repeated assurances that he wants to allow states to import drugs from Canada, though HHS has not approved any such program.
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11/27/2019 - MetroNews by: Jake Flatley
WELLSBURG, WV - Brooke County Senator Ryan Weld is continuing to take lessons from his late father with him to Charleston and around his district when serving citizens.
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