Meghan Ross, Associate Editor

Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder face greater odds of developing heart failure.

The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy will be installing 3 new nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers that aid in drug discovery.

A pharmacist in Cleveland, Tennessee, has surrendered her license following an investigation into her compounding pharmacy's use of potentially unsafe ingredients.

The doors to King's Daughters Medical Center (KDMC) will open for 2 postgraduate year 1 residents.

States that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act have seen a 23% increase in the number of newly diagnosed diabetes patients.

Students who have not yet obtained a bachelor's degree can now apply to the Cedarville University School of Pharmacy.

The FDA today approved a vaccine for active immunization against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and poliomyelitis for children aged 4 to 6 years.

The FDA has approved a new treatment for 1 of the most common diabetic eye diseases.

Patients with limited life expectancy may see improvement in their quality of life if they stop taking statins.

For many students, spring break invokes thoughts of the beach, sunny weather, and relaxation. But for researchers from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Miami, it signals a spike in fatal car accidents.

Increased understanding of the human genome opens up promising new areas for drug research and development.

The executive director of the Iowa Board of Pharmacy is retiring after 30 years in the business and a recent critical audit of the pharmacy board.

Pharmacist viewed health care data on 56 patients.

A white paper exploring how students react to the use of videos in higher education illustrated their diverse expectations of those films.

The FDA today approved a miniature blood pump system to help patients maintain stable heart function during certain high-risk cardiac procedures.

Tablets that incorporate mobile health (mHealth) technology may help health care professionals screen pregnant patients for depression.

Owner of Westaid Pharmacy and Medical Supply paid illegal cash kickbacks to Medicare beneficiaries to persuade them to have their prescriptions filled at his pharmacy.

A health-system pharmacist was recently let go after peeking at the health records of patients not in his care.

Lower co-pays contribute to higher medication adherence.

Vitamin D insufficiency may raise the odds of depressive symptoms in college-aged women.

As Homer's hero, Odysseus, once advised, "There is a time for many words, and there is a time for sleep."

Study finds HIV-1 viral loads decreased following treatment with Valtrex.

A pharmacy school team nabbed second place in the Mississippi Public Universities' Blueprint Mississippi Social Business Challenge.

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy dean's advice for graduating students is to think about what employers are looking for when they hire pharmacists.

Seniors with dementia who take antipsychotics may face a higher risk of death than previously thought.

A pharmacist involved in a Medicare scheme has pleaded guilty to health care fraud.

First treatment option approved for rare condition.

Living alone and feelings of isolation and loneliness were associated with an increased risk for early death in a new study, which was published in Perspectives on Psychological Science.

As the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services places a greater emphasis on medication adherence through its star ratings, pharmacists and other health care professionals continue to seek ways to improve adherence among seniors.

On the heels of a 4-day mass vaccination clinic on campus to prevent the spread of meningococcemia, a fifth student at the University of Oregon was diagnosed with the bacterial precursor to meningitis.