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Labor shortage causes employers to back off drug screenings

by Matt Levin
Mar 31, 2022
The percentage of American workers testing positive for drugs is at a 20-year high
A large proportion of positive test results are driven by marijuana positivity, a senior scientist at Quest Diagnostics said.
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Scientists look to drugs already in development to combat COVID-19

by Sam Whitehead
Feb 28, 2020
The new coronavirus has researchers looking through their back catalogs for possible solutions.
Mike Natchus, who works at the Emory Institute for Drug Development in Atlanta, examines one of the compounds used in the lab where EIDD 2801 was developed.
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'Biosimilar' drug launches for first time in U.S.

by Nova Safo
Sep 4, 2015
The new type of generic drug could reduce costs of cutting-edge medicines.
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Gamers' new challenge: a urine sample

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 24, 2015
Super Smash Bros. is way more serious than we thought.
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Some schools are still testing students for drug use

by Gigi Douban
Jul 16, 2015
The tests are legal, but their effectiveness is questionable.
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How a $150 million investment turned into $3.3 billion

by Dan Gorenstein
Nov 19, 2014
The Cystic Fibrosis foundation has sold its royalty rights to a drug it helped fund.
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Legalized pot use vs. employer drug testing

by Nova Safo
May 7, 2014
A court case in Colorado challenges the rights of employers to test their workers for legal pot use.
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Georgia latest state to drug-test welfare applicants

by Noel King
May 2, 2014
A bill signed in Georgia this week will allow drug testing of some welfare applicants. How has this worked in other states?
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal answers questions from the media during a news conference at the Capitol building on February 11, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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