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Overprescribing doc charged with murder
In what prosecutors say should serve as a warning to overprescribing doctors, the Los Angeles County District Attorney has charged osteopath Hsiu-Ying "Lisa" Tseng with second-degree murder after
Convicted pain doc says patients duped him
A Utah orthopedic surgeon turned pain physician, Dr. Dewey C. MacKay, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for illegally prescribing pills that led to a patient's death and caused harm to dozens
New strategies needed to prevent opioid abuse, deaths
Healthcare providers should consider improved strategies to reduce abuse or even deaths related to opioid use, according to a new study from National Institute on Drug Abuse researchers. The
