The ongoing government shutdown could hinder treatment for patients with opioid use disorder, since clinicians need approval from the Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe medication-assisted treatments like buprenorphine, reports amNewYork.
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The Georgia Board of Nurses handles over half of its disciplinary cases in secret — meaning patients cannot know which nurses are abusing drugs, how many nurses are addicted or how many relapse, an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation found.
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St. Louis Park, Minn.-based Methodist Hospital emergency responders are preparing for an influx of patients during the Super Bowl Feb. 4 at Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank Stadium, according to a Sun Sailor report.
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For the first time in its history, Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital set up a mobile emergency department to manage an overflow of patients as the severe flu outbreak worsens in Georgia, reports 11alive.com.
Clarksville, Tenn.-based Tennova Hospital locked down its emergency room Sunday evening after police received several different calls about a person with a gun in the hospital's parking lot, according to a WSMV report.
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