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Bruce Christensen, RPh
Graduated from Idaho State University of Pharmacy and went on to co-found Island pharmacy in 1974.
Barry Christensen, RPh
Graduated from the University of Washington and joined Island Pharmacy as a pharmacist in 1988.
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Graduated from University of Washington in 2020.
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Graduated from Washington State University in 2024.
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HPV Cancer Awareness: Dangerously Low
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Doctors Seek Best Way to Treat Newly Discovered Genetic Disorder
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Scientists recently discovered a new disease that starts just that way in midlife.
Called VEXAS, it’s marked by repeat...
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Ladder Recall Follows Reports of Falls, Head Injuries and Broken Bones
More than 122,000 ladders sold at Home Depot are being recalled because their locking mechanism can fail, putting users at risk of a fall.
The affected ladders are 20- and 24-foot Multi-Max Pro models sold between November 2021 and February 2024.
The manufacturer, WernerCo of Itasca, Ill., said owners should stop using the ladders im...
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Study Finds Redlined Neighborhoods Face Delays in Emergency Care
People living in neighborhoods once labeled “hazardous” on federal housing maps are still more likely to wait longer for an ambulance, new research shows.
Rutgers University researchers who analyzed 236 U.S. urban areas found that 7.06% of residents in historically redlined “Grade D” areas lacked quick access to eme...
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Cholera Outbreak in Darfur Kills 40 in One Week, Officials Say
A fast-moving cholera outbreak in Sudan’s Darfur region has killed 40 people and sickened more than 2,300 in the past week alone, according to Doctors Without Borders.
The medical aid group, also known as Médecins San Frontières or MSF, says this is the worst outbreak the country has seen in years, The Associa...
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New Brain Implant Could Let People Speak Just by Thinking Words
For the first time, scientists have created a brain implant that can “hear” and vocalize words a person is only imagining in their head.
The device, developed at Stanford University in California, could help people with severe paralysis communicate more easily, even if they can’t move their mouth to try to speak.
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Why Do Some Kids Benefit More From Exposure Therapy To Food Allergens?
Some kids are helped by exposure therapy to food allergens like peanuts, with their allergies gradually diminishing as they eat small amounts of their food nemesis.
For others, such treatment – also called oral immunotherapy — causes severe allergic reactions.
Researchers now think they know why some kids do well with exp...
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