Health Archives - Mountain State Spotlight

Purdue Pharma to plead guilty to criminal charges in $8 billion settlement with feds

by Eric Eyre October 21st, 2020October 22nd, 2020

Purdue admitted it broke federal anti-kickback laws, misled the DEA and conspired with doctors to dispense OxyContin for no medical purpose.

West Virginia leaders didn’t act and a hospital closed. Then, it happened again. Patients suffered the consequences.

by Lauren Peace October 16th, 2020October 15th, 2020

‘This place helps us stay alive.’ When a West Virginia community lost its mental health services, the results were a matter of life and death.

by Lauren Peace October 15th, 2020October 21st, 2020

COVID-19 pushes back more opioid lawsuits in West Virginia

by Eric Eyre October 14th, 2020October 14th, 2020

W.Va. opioid trial postponed until next year, after drug firms complain that it could be a COVID-19 ‘super-spreader’

by Eric Eyre October 9th, 2020October 12th, 2020