VA accidently hires workers with drug convictions
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Excerpted from a Stars and Stripes article by Linda F. Hersey A breakdown in background checks has enabled applicants with criminal drug histories to gain jobs as health care workers […]
Montana state hospital worker bypassed background check by using different name
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Excerpted from an article in The Independent by Seaborn Larson A former employee at the Montana state-run psychiatric hospital used a different name on her job application, meaning a background […]
Recruiting and retention amidst marijuana legalization – clear as mud?
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A leading drug-testing provider recently reported that positive drug tests were up 30% in 2021. That’s quite a spike! This increase has been attributed to the loosening restrictions on marijuana […]
WHO declares Monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern
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Like the “Swine Flu” from over a decade ago, the name “Monkeypox” causes one to sit up and take notice. Combined with the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]