Scenario this winterAll the pharmacies have shut down or are on strike within a 2-hour radius of your home. Your daughter is in the beginning states of a full-blown asthma attack. You reach for her inhaler and find it empty, and no extra cartridges are to be found....
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Is the CDC’s Low Influenza Activity Data Misleading?
Warm days, cooler nights, and the brilliant, showy colors of foliage announce the arrival of fall. Sweaters, jackets, hats and gloves come out of their summer hibernation. Some days are warmer than others, but the crisp air reminds us that winter is just around the...
Surviving a Nuclear Fallout: Vital Medications
As if the Russia Ukraine conflict wasn’t enough, all eyes and nations are focused on the escalating tensions between Israel and Palestine. Even before the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel, experts were warning of nuclear escalation, and recently Russia revoked a ban...
Should You Send Your Child to School When They Say They Have a Stomachache?
This is a dilemma that plays out daily in thousands of households across America. You are getting your children ready for school, and your son or daughter says that they don't feel good. You ask, how don't you feel good, while feeling their forehead, which is warm but...
Are You Ready for What is Already Here?
(5 tips to build resilience) Every day that we turn on the news we are hit with something new that could not only destabilize countries across the seas, but can have serious implications for our lives in the states. World War 3 is trying to kick off (Some people...
We Aren’t On the Brink-We Are Here
The tsunami of strikes, hospitals and clinics closing departments- or shuttering their doors altogether-along with drug and medical supply shortages is the strongest indicator that our health care system is in total collapse.Hospitals York (Maine) Hospital is closing...
How Long do My Meds Last? A Look at Metronidazole
What is metronidazole? Metronidazole is an antibiotic that is used to treat bacterial infections of the vagina, stomach, liver, skin, joints, brain and spinal cord, lungs, heart, or bloodstream. In 2020, it was the 222nd most commonly prescribed medication in the...
Pharmacy Techs Report Massive Drug Shortages
A highly concerning survey conducted by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, who grants a Supply Chain and Inventory Management for certification, has stated that nearly 96% of respondents report the pharmacy they work for faces drug shortages. Established in...
The Largest Strike in Healthcare Workers Begins Tomorrow – Are You Ready?
Citing unfair labor practices and overworked staff, the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers will be striking for 3 days, starting  Oct. 4 at 6 am through 6 am, Oct. 7, 2023. 75,000 Kaiser healthcare workers from California,...