Pain Medication News

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

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Patients at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics will be able to use medical marijuana in states where it’s legal.

Patients treated at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics will be able to use medical marijuana in Washington and 13 states where it’s legal, according to new federal guidelines.

Patients treated at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals and clinics in the US will be able to use medical marijuana in the 14 states where it’s legal, according to new federal guidelines.

According to new federal regulations, patients being treated at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics will be able to use medical marijuana in the 14 states where it has been legalized. The Veterans Affairs Department directive is intended to clarify current policy in the coming week that says veterans can also be denied pain medication if they use illegal drugs. Veteran groups have continually …

It was a typical shift in the maternity ward at Vermont’s largest hospital last fall when a nurse who was checking on a patient’s medication record noticed something amiss.

Traci A. Hull was charged with four counts of felony prescription drug fraud on allegations of diverting large amounts of oxycodone, morphine and hydromorphine from the Burlington hospital.

Patients treated at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics will be able to use medical marijuana in the 14 states where it’s legal, according to new federal guidelines. Medical cannabis - United States Department of Veterans Affairs - Drugs - Health - Illegal

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: