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Iowa pharmacy students work with drug donation nonprofit to help patients in need

Iowa pharmacy students work with drug donation nonprofit to help patients in need

Iowa Capital Dispatch
by Brooklyn Draisey

Apr 15, 2024

Tthe act of making medicine that would have otherwise been thrown out available for use by those who need it but can’t afford it showed them how they can help their patients now and in the future...

[Virginia] Marijuana advocates celebrate passing of medicinal use bill

[Virginia] Marijuana advocates celebrate passing of medicinal use bill

ABC TV 13 News - Lynchburg, VA;
by Brittany Slaughter

Apr 9, 2024

Virginia NORML is celebrating a win following Governor Youngkin's signing of a bill that expands medical
marijuana use protections to public employees, not just private...

Antibiotics in end-of-life care

Antibiotics in end-of-life care

NEJM Journal Watch
Abigail Zuger, MD

Mar 27, 2024

Antibiotics often are considered to be among the gentler and more comfort-oriented interventions in end-of-life care, certainly far less aggressive than intubation or last-ditch surgery...

Drug Shortages in America Reach a Record High

Drug Shortages in America Reach a Record High

Wall Street Journal

Apr 12, 2024

Shortages of drugs in the U.S. have risen to an all-time high Supplies are low for everything from lifesaving injections to diabetes medications...

"We've got a crisis in America": Independent pharmacies in Ohio vanishing under chain retailers amid PBM control

"We've got a crisis in America": Independent pharmacies in Ohio vanishing under chain retailers amid PBM control

WBNS-TV (Columbus, Ohio)

Apr 4, 2024

Small independent pharmacies are becoming a thing of the past, as more than 250 have closed across Ohio since 2014...

Alzheimer’s deaths expected to grow and industry not prepared with workers, report show

Alzheimer’s deaths expected to grow and industry not prepared with workers, report show

Journal-News
Samantha Wildow

Mar 26, 2024

The number of Alzheimer’s deaths in the U.S. more than doubled between 2000 and 2021...

Medical marijuana program enrollments up 500% from 2016 to 2022

Medical marijuana program enrollments up 500% from 2016 to 2022

Green Market Report
by John Schroyer

Apr 11, 2024

A new federally funded report that tallied medical marijuana patient statistics from across the country found a dramatic increase of registered cannabis patients over a seven-year period...

Addressing challenges with sedation in end-of-life care

Addressing challenges with sedation in end-of-life care

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
by Columba Thomas, MD; Yesne Alici, MD; William Breitbart, MD;
Eduardo Bruera, MD; Liz Blackler, MBE, LCSW-R; Daniel P. Sulmasy, MD, PhD;

Apr 1, 2024

Unfortunately, little is known about actual sedation practices at the end of life in the United States...

Medical marijuana patients report lasting quality of life benefits

Medical marijuana patients report lasting quality of life benefits

Forbes
A.J. Herrington

Mar 25, 2024

Medical marijuana patients report sustained improvements in quality of life, according to the results of a recently published study...

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