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1 in 8 older adults use cannabis; experts urge screening

1 in 8 older adults use cannabis; experts urge screening

McKnight’s Long Term Care News

Dec 8, 2023

Cannabis use in older adults is on the rise and clinicians should screen for it, according to a new study...

Why Doctors and Pharmacists Are in Revolt

Why Doctors and Pharmacists Are in Revolt

New York Times

Dec 3, 2023

This fall, dozens of nonunion pharmacists at CVS and Walgreens stores called in sick or walked off the job to protest understaffing, many for a full day or more...

Chris Comeaux, nationally recognized Hospice leader, announces the release of first leadership book.

Chris Comeaux, nationally recognized Hospice leader, announces the release of first leadership book.

News Release

Nov 30, 2023

Chris Comeaux, President/CEO of Teleios Collaborative Network announces the release of his timely book, The Anatomy of Leadership, on November 30, 2023. ..

America Is Having Yet Another Drug Shortage. Here’s Why It Keeps Happening.

America Is Having Yet Another Drug Shortage. Here’s Why It Keeps Happening.

By Emily Tucker, PhD
New York Times

Dec 6, 2023

Even though drug shortages affect millions of Americans, policymakers and industry leaders have provided little to no long-term relief for people in need...

‘It will put us out of business’—Remington pharmacist fights corporate fees, under-payments

‘It will put us out of business’—Remington pharmacist fights corporate fees, under-payments

Culpeper (VA) Star-Exponent

Dec 1, 2023

A local pharmacist is joining voices calling for reform and oversight of corporate-run “Pharmacy Benefit Managers” (PBMs) he said are straining the historic small-town pharmacy he runs...

Rosen, Barrasso, Baldwin, Fischer Pass Bipartisan Resolution Designating November 2023 as ‘‘National Hospice And Palliative Care Month”

Rosen, Barrasso, Baldwin, Fischer Pass Bipartisan Resolution Designating November 2023 as ‘‘National Hospice And Palliative Care Month”

News Release

Nov 29, 2023

Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution...recognizing November 2023 as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month...

Hospice awareness campaign launched to educate D.C. residents about care benefits

Hospice awareness campaign launched to educate D.C. residents about care benefits

WTOP-FM (Washington, DC)

Dec 4, 2023

This is the first multimedia effort in the District to raise awareness of the comprehensive hospice benefit...

Still more Ohio CVS pharmacies accused of staffing-related problems

Still more Ohio CVS pharmacies accused of staffing-related problems

Ohio Capital Journal

Nov 30, 2023

In hearings into conditions at one of its Ohio stores, lawyers for pharmacy giant CVS last month told regulators that problems were due to understaffing and extra tasks imposed by the coronavirus pandemic...

The U.S. pharmacy industry is crumbling. Here’s how to fix it.

The U.S. pharmacy industry is crumbling. Here’s how to fix it.

By Robert Gebelhoff, Assistant editor and Opinions contributor
Washington Post

Nov 28, 2023

The total number of drugstores has been falling since 2015, but the trend has been particularly pronounced in rural areas, which have lost about 10 percent of their pharmacies in two decades...

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