Pharmacist shortages and heavy workloads challenge drugstores heading into their busy season
A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall.Drug and staffing shortages haven’t gone away. Stores are starting their...
Federal judge in Oklahoma clears the way for a ban on medical care for...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Tulsa declined to stop a new law from taking effect that makes it a felony crime...
4 members of a Florida family are sentenced for selling a fake COVID-19 cure...
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man and his three adult sons were sentenced Friday for selling a toxic industrial bleach as a fake COVID-19...
Georgia will be first state with medical marijuana in pharmacies
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia soon will become the first state in the nation to offer medical marijuana products at independent pharmacies, state officials said.The...
Doctor who treated Morgan State shooting victim is gunshot survivor himself
BALTIMORE (AP) — When Johns Hopkins trauma surgeon Dr. Joseph Sakran was notified about a shooting with multiple victims on the campus of Morgan...
It’s the final day of a massive health care strike over pay and staff...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A massive health care strike over wages and staffing shortages entered its final day on Friday without a deal between...
Cigna is paying over $172 million to settle claims over Medicare Advantage reimbursement
Health insurance provider The Cigna Group will pay more than $172 million over claims it gave the federal government inaccurate Medicare Advantage diagnoses codes...
UN authorizes a second malaria vaccine. Experts warn it’s not enough to stop the...
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization authorized a second malaria vaccine on Monday, a decision that could offer countries a cheaper and a...
Pakistan launches anti-polio vaccine drive targeting 44M children amid tight security
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan launched its second nationwide anti-polio campaign of the year Monday in an effort to inoculate 44 million children under the...
California’s new mental health court rolls out to high expectations and uncertainty
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An alternative mental health court program designed to fast-track people with untreated schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders into housing and...