Meghan Ross, Associate Editor

Using a tube of sealant as a fake gun, a man robbed a pharmacy in Piedmont, Oklahoma, but was caught by police in less than 5 minutes.

Only about half of girls immunized against human papillomavirus received the vaccine at the age recommended by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

If you find yourself wondering whether you'll get more value from buying or renting your pharmacy school textbooks, then a new online tool may be a helpful resource.

The FDA announced today that it will permit the marketing of a mobile medical app that will help patients with diabetes share data from a continuous glucose monitor with other individuals.

A young boy threatened to kill everyone at a CVS pharmacy in Indianapolis, Indiana, before leaving with a brown paper bag full of stolen pills on January 19, 2015, according to The Associated Press (AP).

Mandated folic acid fortification has dramatically reduced the number of babies born with serious birth defects each year.

A pharmacy in North Muskegon, Michigan, has been robbed twice of the same prescription medication.

Like lightening that strikes the same place twice, an armed thief successfully robbed the same pharmacy in a 1-week time frame.

A pharmacist in Hoboken, New Jersey, was arrested for allegedly stealing morphine, fentanyl, and hydromorphone from his employer, Hoboken University Medical Center.

With Americans' use of opioids increasing, a panel from the National Institutes of Health set out to measure the drugs' effectiveness in treating long-term chronic pain, and its report suggested that the risks outweigh the benefits.

A new FDA-approved drug will provide a new treatment option for adult and pediatric patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy.

Pharmacists can play a vital role by finding financial aid through foundations and co-pay programs.

A Walgreens pharmacist in Rutland, Vermont, was convicted on 2 misdemeanor charges of unlawful possession of narcotics.

A University of Florida study revealed that immunizing school children against influenza produces a ripple effect of fewer flu cases among the larger community.

A new study on the effects of cancer patients' financial burdens suggests that pharmacists can play a role in easing or preventing some of their stress.

A father and his son demonstrated that the apple doesn't fall from the tree when the 2 pharmacists were sentenced to prison on drug charges.

The Supreme Court of Texas recently heard arguments in an appeal from a state appellate court decision that sided with a woman who sued a pharmacy and its pharmacists after she became blind due to a compounded drug.

A Fortune 1000 company and a family foundation have announced major pledges for a pharmacy school at William Carey University, which will make it the second university in Mississippi to have a pharmacy school.

Children who receive a high-dose intravenous infusion of a common antibiotic for drug-resistant bacterial infections have an increased risk of kidney damage.

If your New Year's resolutions include being healthier and more positive, a new study suggests that you could be killing 2 birds with 1 stone.

The FDA today approved a device that is intended to help certain obese adults lose weight.

A female hospital pharmacy technician in Georgia has pleaded guilty to stealing and conspiring to distribute more than 48,000 highly addictive prescription painkillers.

A man who allegedly entered through the roof of a pharmacy building in May 2014 and stole $15,000 worth of pain pills will see a January 15, 2015, preliminary hearing.

In the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris, a new study has provided relevant insight into the relationship between the fear of terrorism and job burnout.

A new study published January 7, 2015, in the Journal of Nutrition found that magnesium levels, genes, and race affect a woman's likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes.

A smoker's nicotine metabolite ratio may give a clue as to what methods he or she should use to quit smoking, according to researchers.

Spurred by adrenaline, an Irish pharmacist protected his pharmacy from an attempted break-in.

A new study posits that physicians are taking more costly and less effective measures to treat patients with headaches.

A West Virginia pharmacist is expected to plead guilty to alleged health care and prescription drug crimes.

A New York pharmacist is spending time in jail on charges of stealing roughly 7000 hydrocodone pills.