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When is the best time to take magnesium -> www.drugs.com/medical-answ... #magnesium #sleep #pharmacist #pharmd

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From JAMA Cardiology: Rural adults in the US have higher rates of cardiometabolic risk factors and cardiovascular diseases compared to urban adults, with disparities largely explained by social risk factors. #ACC25 https://ja.ma/41QUhTm

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New @nejm.org #ACC25 The global impact of 5 cardiovascular risk factors (BP, cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, smoking) on life expectancy in men and women www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2415879

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Texas measles outbreak now at 400 cases and 41 hospitalizations. It was at 327 cases 3 days ago. Unclear how many of the hospitalizations are due to Vitamin A liver toxicity, as promoted by RFK Jr. The number of actual cases surely exceeds 1,000 at this point www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/...

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My latest article: Does magnesium help with headaches? Read more here -> www.drugs.com/medical-answ... #headache #migraine #pharmacist #medicine #healthcare #magnesium #pharmd

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My latest article -> www.drugs.com/medical-answ... #pharmacist #medicalwriter #womeninscience #pharmD

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Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in ‘green bank’ grants 🙏 apnews.com/article/epa-... #climatechange #climateaction #savetheplanet

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Flu on the way down for weeks now: #influenza #healthcare #infectiousdisease #pharmacy #pharmacist #fluseason

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The projected global rise of breast cancer cases (38% increase) and deaths (68% increase) by 2050, disproportionately impacting low-HDI countries nature.com/articles/s41...

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Do GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy affect bone density? Read my latest article -> www.drugs.com/medical-answ... #glp1agonists #pharmacist #medicalwriter #healthcare #diabetes #weightloss #pharmD #science #pharmsky

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Per CDC, flu activity is still high in most US states #flu #influenza #cdc #healthcare #infectiousdisease #pharmacist #pharmD #pharmsky

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Recent studies suggest that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), including semaglutide (marketed as Ozempic and Wegovy), may reduce the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease through multiple neuroprotective mechanisms -> www.drugs.com/medical-answ... #diabetes #dementia #glp1

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In a small study of healthy men, brief intake of high calorie sweet and fatty foods disrupted brain insulin action and led to liver fat accumulation for a prolonged period www.nature.com/articles/s42...

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Interesting research on how semaglutide may play a role in improving cognitive impairment and dementia pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #glp1 #pharmacy #pharmacist #medicine #health #healthcare #pharmD #pharmacistmom #medicalwriter #research #alzheimersdisease #diabetes #dementia

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the “make america healthy again” agenda appears to be an elaborate op conjured up by sentient strains of listeria and salmonella www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

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Our lifestyle and environmental exposures are the predominant influencers of healthy aging and premature mortality, compared with polygenic risk, in the first comprehensive assessment www.nature.com/articles/s41... open-access

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The aspartame sweetener was found to promote atherosclerosis in animal models www.cell.com/cell-metabol...

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What is compounded semaglutide and is it safe? -> www.drugs.com/medical-answ... #compounding #pharmacy #semaglutide #glp1 #weightloss #diabetes #pharmd #pharmacist #druginformation

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Breakthrough for women's health: #Propranolol, a migraine drug, may lower stroke risk by 52% in women. Researchers found the medication offers unique blood clot protection, with no similar effect in men. Migraines are often an overlooked cardiovascular risk factor.

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An update with latest data available for graph of life expectancy vs health care expenditures per capita for 20 countries and one outlier.

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Is it RSV, COVID-19, the flu, or a cold? Here's a chart to help you tell the difference. Source: www.nfid.org/resource/how... #infectiousdisease #infections #rsv #covid #covid19 #flu #pharmd #pharmacist #pharmsky #medicine #science #health

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An updated comparison of Truvada vs. Descovy for HIV treatment and PrEP: www.drugs.com/medical-answ... #hivprep #prep #hivtreatment #hiv #pharmacy #healthcare #pharmacist #pharmD #womeninscience

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This video is so inspiring. About a family who tries to live plastic free (in German but easy to follow anyway) youtu.be/NSc3lnBpaKY?... we can all do better! #plasticfree #savetheplant #ecofriendly #zerowaste #ecotips #climatechange #ecoliving #healthyliving

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New sunlight beats old sunlight! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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Life expectancy in the US —by educational attainment, by county www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @ihmeuw.bsky.social —the growing inequalities abcnews.go.com/Health/growi... @amymaxmen.bsky.social @kffhealthnews.bsky.social

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How Much Water Should You Drink While Taking Water Pills? Plus 4 Other Diuretic FAQs -> www.goodrx.com/health-topic... #pharmacist #pharmacy #medicalwriter #womeninscience #pharmD

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98% of microplastic particles (MP) in bottled water are smaller than 20 μm, which are much more likely to get thru the GI tract to blood and organ tissue. Municipal tap water was higher in MP than 8 of 10 bottled water brands journals.plos.org/water/articl...

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Study: #Ambien May Block Brain's Nightly Clean-Up. New research shows the popular sleep aid might prevent your brain from clearing out harmful proteins during sleep - the same proteins linked to Alzheimer's. Source: Cell Journal, Jan 2024 #SleepAids

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If you see firefighters👩‍🚒👨‍🚒wearing masks— there is a reason—they work. Wearing a well-fitting, high-quality mask like N95, P100 or better, can protect you from wildfire smoke and respiratory viruses like flu, COVID-19 and RSV. ➡️I also recommend a HEPA filter for your home & car.

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The "oatzempic" trend is not new, but people are still wondering: does the drink work for weight loss? www.drugs.com/medical-answ... #weightloss #pharmacy #pharmacist #medicine #ozempic #oatzempic #pharmd #medicalwriter

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Hope everyone is staying healthy! #wastewaterscan #covid #norovirus #rsv #infectiousdisease #pharmacist #pharmsky #pharmD #medicalwriter #medicine #pharmacy #health

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Me all day at work today: it is 2025, NOT 2024. it is 2025, NOT 2024. it is 2025, NOT 2024. it is 2025, NOT 2024. it is 2025, NOT 2024. #happynewyear #monday #pharmacist #wfhlife

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Throw away your plastic cutting board. They shed microplastics into your food once they look like this. Use wooden cutting boards only.

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And here we go... CDC covid wastewater data update from 12/26 #covid #sarscov2 #infectiousdisease #pharmacist #pharmD #pharmsky #medicine #virus #cdc #wastewater #stayhealthy

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It's been over 2 weeks since I got COVID and I would say my taste is 25% of what is was before, smell is at 10% 😭😭😭 #covid19 #sarscov2 #pharmacist #pharmsky #covid #coronavirus #infectiousdisease

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#MedSky #IDSky Sick & curious what’s going around in 🇺🇸 (& locally for some areas)? Check out wastewater monitoring. Even if many have quit testing, everyone uses the 🚽! Currently high in 🇺🇸: #RSV, #flu A, #COVID19, & norovirus but some significant regional variability: wastewaterscan.org/en.

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Flu shot rates dropping while child deaths rise. CDC data shows only 37% of kids are vaccinated this season - down from 43% last year. Children experience unnecessary illness and suffering during flu season that could be prevented through vaccination. #vaccination

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Another helpful chart reviewing type 2 diabetes medications from the ADA. I remember having to make this from scratch in pharmacy school - THANK YOU #diabetes #type2diabetes #endocrinology #pharmacist #pharmacy #medsky #pharmsky #medicalwriter #womeninscience

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Many people still jump to metformin as "first-line treatment" for type 2 diabetes; in 2022, the ADA published a consensus report that now focuses on goal-based therapy: #diabetes #type2diabetes #pharmacist #pharmsky #pharmD #medsky #endocrinology #medications #science #womeninscience #medicalwriter

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#MedSky #Neurosky People in Framingham Heart Study Offspring cohort (N=1487) did food questionnaires. More intake of pro-inflammatory foods (see 📸 ) was associated w/ ⬆️ risk of developing #dementia at ~13y median follow-up. We are what we eat. alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Feeling much better, but cancelled all holiday events I was planning for one week to be careful not to spread COVID to anyone else. Great article by my colleagues on how long people are typically contagious www.goodrx.com/conditions/c... #Covid19 #stopthespread #pharmsky #medsky #covid #sarscov2

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