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Hello. Lately, many patients have been asking for HSV treatment with Acyclovir. One inmate was caught with a bag of…
Agree – I can imagine that someone who does not work in corrections would be inclined to think that diversion…
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Isn’t this what is happening with judges making reproductive care unavailable? Judges practicing medicine without a license.