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New Haven, Connecticut — A series of legal disputes linked to a nurse at Yale University who allegedly tampered with painkiller medications, replacing them with saline, has been settled. The lawsuits, which involved a number of women treated at Yale’s Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility clinic, concluded recently, although the specifics of the settlements have remained confidential. The nurse implicated in the substitution, Donna Monticone, was accused of diluting vials of the powerful painkiller fentanyl with saline solution. Fentanyl is commonly used to manage pain during medical procedures, including delicate reproductive treatments. According to the Connecticut … Read more