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Top Story: Children under the age of 5 years old will now be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. [Log In To Read The Newsletter]

Top Story: As pharmacists’ role in the health of communities continues to grow, it becomes even more critical for pharmacists to be armed with advanced technology when providing drug analysis. [Log In To Read The Newsletter]

Top Story: Individuals who identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community—lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans- gender, and questioning/queer— face significant health care disparities and have higher risks for depression and suicide compared with other individuals. [Log In To Read The Newsletter]

Top Story: With the COVID-19 pandemic creating a substantial disruption in the health care field, interventions to transform ambulatory care pharmacy through the growth of telehealth became vital. [Log In To Read The Newsletter]

Top Story: Burnout is a crisis hurting health care providers, other medical workers, patients and the U.S. health care system, and addressing it must become a top national priority, according to Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA. [Log In To Read The Newsletter]

Top Story: A study of pharmacists’ mental health, from January 2020, found 75 percent of study participants experienced burnout. [Log In To Read The Newsletter]

Top Story: Pharmacists at federally qualified health centers talk about their approach to patient care and why building a relationship with them could improve health. [Log In To Read The Newsletter]

Top Story: Until recently, a pharmacist's responsibilities were almost exclusively confined to counting pills, attaching a label to the prescription bottle, and handing out the medication. At most, they would counsel patients whose prescriptions were somewhat complicated. [Log In To Read The Newsletter]

Top Story: Saturday marks National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Drug Take Back Day is aimed at preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting. Officials say often times people begin exploring with prescription drugs at home. [Log In To Read The Newsletter]

Top Story: The last week of April is World Immunization Week, which is a week that acts to highlight the role of immunizations in the prevention of illness and the reduction of disease transmission. [Log In To Read The Newsletter]