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Study: Less than 10 percent of new VA hires were doctors http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/05/26/study-less-than-10-percent-new-va-hires-were-doctors.html?intcmp=hpbt1 A newly released study hammered the Department of Veterans Affairs for spending a fraction of its budget on new doctors while devoting millions to lawyers and public affairs officials – as thousands of veterans were waiting for care. The study from OpentheBooks.com shows […]

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Unfortunately this fall Indiana has to choose between two ATTORNEYS for governor. Gov Pence is trying to run on his record of increased employment in the state… So far during his TV campaign I have not seen where he is bragging about Indiana being one of the top meth producers in the country, has the […]

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I was recently contacted by a Mother caring for her young adult son. The son was a chronic pain pt and was on a long acting and short action opiate that was not adequately controlling his pain. The prescriber decided to try 100mcg Fentanyl patches to help improve his pain management. When the Mother took […]

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Bureaucrats that never fail to disappoint I got a email from a FL Pharmacist that works for one of the BIG BOYS. It would seem that Pharmacist was told by  supervisors that the Rx dept where she/he was PIC was buying/selling too many opiates and had to CUT BACK. It wasn’t as if this Rx […]

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Pa. couple found in botched, bloody suicide pact http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/05/pa_couple_found_in_botched_blo.html It was a tragic, bloody attempted end for an elderly couple in western Pennsylvania, who authorities say tried to end their lives in an apparent suicide pact. The victims are identified as Wilma Friday, 82, and Edward Friday, 80, of Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, according to […]

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Walgreens forged ahead with Theranos deal despite lingering doubts: WSJ http://www.fiercemedicaldevices.com/story/walgreens-forged-ahead-theranos-deal-despite-lingering-doubts-wsj/2016-05-26 Walgreens Boots Alliance ($WBA) had doubts about Theranos‘ proprietary blood testing technology when it partnered with the company a few years ago. But Walgreens forged ahead with a deal anyway and that decision has come back to bite it–big time. The drugstore giant agreed […]

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