N.J. health system is drug testing pregnant women without informed consent, AG alleges
The state Attorney General’s Office and the Division of Civil Rights has filed a lawsuit against a South Jersey health system ...
Deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl found in brown powder sample presented for drug testing at CanTEST
The person who brought the sample to CanTEST for checking was "unaware" that it contained fentanyl and surrendered it.
States, hospital systems try less punitive drug testing of pregnant women and newborns
Some states and hospital systems have updated their policies on drug testing for pregnant women and newborns, aiming to ...
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Did Virtua unfairly drug test pregnant patients in NJ? What we know about the state's case
“Virtua’s practices single out pregnant patients for mandatory drug testing without informed consent," said Sundeep Iyer, ...
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NJ sues Virtua Health over drug testing pregnant women without consent
Other patients admitted to hospitals within the South Jersey health care provider's network did not receive automatic ...
What causes positive drug tests? It’s not just drugs… or poppy seeds.
Yet poppy seeds aren’t the only thing that can skew a rapid drug test. “There’s a wide range of things that can cause false ...
State sues South Jersey hospitals for discrimination for drug-testing pregnant patients
Virtua Health discriminates against pregnant patients by drug-testing them without their informed consent, state officials say in a new lawsuit.
EEOC Gets Trial Over Testing Worker Who Used Prescription Drugs
A Florida retirement community must face trial against the EEOC over whether it failed to accommodate during pre-hiring drug ...
Sean Combs Appeals Bail, Promising Drug Testing and No Female Visitors If Released
Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed an appeal of a judge’s decision to deny his release, promising to submit to weekly drug testing, ...
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Trainers vote to allow the drug testing of staff in Newmarket
Newmarket trainers have voted overwhelmingly to allow staff contracts to be amended to enable drug and alcohol testing to ...
State says NJ hospital system is drug testing pregnant women without their consent
NJ said Virtua Health drug tests pregnant women without consent and reports positive tests to state for possible child abuse despite false positives ...
New rules ease testing for drug imports from US, EU, Australia, and Japan
Under new guidelines, testing will be reduced to one sample every two years or one sample from 20 consecutive consignments, ...