Meghan Ross, Associate Editor

New York's Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine and Touro College of Pharmacy recently came together for the first time for an interprofessional education (IPE) class on Cultural Competence in Health Care.

Patients who use mobile-based telemonitoring systems for heart failure self-management feel more connected to the health care team.

A woman in Georgia claims a Walmart pharmacist refused to fill her misoprostol prescription for a miscarriage.

Engaging in crafty activities in middle age may curb the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) later in life.

Pharmacist was charged with illegally diverting prescription drugs, including HIV medication.

Treating prisoners for hepatitis C virus can be a costly nightmare, straining prisons' pharmacy and health care budgets.

A Chicago pharmacist has pleaded guilty to trafficking fake male-enhancement drugs from his pharmacy.

The Pharmacy Workforce Center's latest career survey suggests pharmacists are increasingly committed to the profession and expanding their role beyond drug dispensing.

Showing gratitude may provide physical benefits to heart failure (HF) patients.

While health care providers generally favor pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for patients at high risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), many hesitate to actually prescribe it.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald recently praised a Cedarville University pharmacy student who helped save the life of 2-year-old boy back in January.

Applying pediatric lipid guidelines to adolescents might result in more than 400,000 additional young adults taking statins.

Individuals who struggle with public speaking, social situations, or customer service interactions could benefit from a new wearable technology devised by the University of Rochester's Human-Computer Interaction Group.

The owner of a brick-and-mortar pharmacy has been arrested for allegedly operating an Internet pharmacy that illegally distributed medications.

Following a state alcohol tax hike in 2009, the number of fatal alcohol-related vehicle crashes in Illinois decreased by 26%.

Despite a 39% decrease in age-specific mortality rates, deaths related to cardiovascular disease increased by 41% globally between 1990 and 2013.

The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists Board of Directors and the American Pharmacists Association House of Delegates have issued statements discouraging pharmacists from preparing or dispensing products used for lethal injections.

A New York pharmacist was sentenced to 3 years in prison and will have to pay more than $7 million in restitution for his scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, and an AIDS program.

A new book takes pharmacy enthusiasts to a different part of the world, where pharmacists are often the first line of care for patients seeking treatment or diagnoses for minor illnesses or injuries.

Negative stereotypes about women's mathematical abilities can lead to worse performance on math tests.

Students pulling frequent all-nighters, beware. A new book on sleep suggests that sleep loss is associated with amplified emotional responses.

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In his keynote address at the American Pharmacists Association's general session, Daniel Kraft, MD, chairman of the medicine and neuroscience tracks for Singularity University, posited that it is time to think outside the box and reimagine health and pharmacy.

Changes to immunization schedules, a review of this season's flu shot, and potential vaccines in the pipeline were broached at the American Pharmacist Association's Annual Meeting and Exposition session on immunizations.

The Medical College of Wisconsin is aiming to decide in May whether or not to open a school of pharmacy.

A former pharmacy technician in Massachusetts has pleaded not guilty to charges of drug trafficking and larceny.

Pharmacist charged with using outdated, deteriorated, or otherwise unsafe ingredients.

Team-based care and the importance of relationships between pharmacists and physicians were the emphasis of the keynote address at the American Pharmacists Association 2015 annual meeting.

Earlier detection could lead to improved disease management.

Students in Long Island, New York, interested in pursuing a pharmacy degree may soon have a nearby option for pharmacy school.