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Bruce Christensen, RPh
Graduated from Idaho State University of Pharmacy and went on to co-found Island pharmacy in 1974.
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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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15 Apr
AI Health Advice Could Do More Harm Than Good, Study Warns
A new study finds popular chatbots frequently provide misleading or incomplete medical information, highlighting the need for stronger oversight.
14 Apr
Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Poorer Muscle and Knee Health
A new study finds people who consume large amounts of ultra-processed foods have more fat in their thigh muscles, a change that may raise the risk of knee osteoarthritis.
13 Apr
Common Household Gas Tied to Ovarian Cancer Risk
A new study finds women who live in homes with high levels of radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, have a significantly higher risk of developing ovarian cancer.
New Alzheimer's Drugs Provide No Meaningful Benefit, Major Evidence Review Concludes
New anti-amyloid drugs approved to treat Alzheimer’s disease have no clinically meaningful positive effects for patients, a major evidence review has concluded.
Drugs like Leqembi (lecanemab) and Kinsula (donanemab) have little to no effect on patients’ cognitive decline and dementia, according to results published by the C...
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This Simple Step Could Improve The Benefits From Your Regular Workouts
People might get more from their workouts if they time their exercise to their sleep schedule, a new study says.
“Early birds” and “night owls” who timed their exercise to when they were most alert wound up with lower blood pressure, blood sugar and “bad” LDL cholesterol levels, researchers reported Apri...
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E-Bikes And E-Scooters A Growing Menace On City Streets, Study Says
Battery-driven bicycles and scooters are becoming a public hazard, endangering both riders and pedestrians, a new study reports.
E-bike and e-scooter crashes now account for more than half of bike- and scooter-related trauma cases treated at a major New York City hospital, up from less than 1 in 10 a handful of years ago, researchers repor...
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Why Walking Remains Unsteady After Partial Spinal Cord Injury
People who’ve recovered from a spinal cord injury enough to walk continue to have trouble standing, balancing or moving smoothly – and researchers now think they know why.
The way the human body compensates for a spinal injury appears to result in herky-jerky movement on the muscular level, researchers recently reported in the ...
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EPA Delays Decisions on 'Forever Chemicals'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has paused decisions on uses for dozens of "forever chemicals," also known as PFAS.
The delay includes proposed changes regarding how several of these chemicals can be used, according to one of two people familiar with the situation who spoke to The Washington Post. The two commented ...
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- April 15, 2026
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Wildlife Trade Tied To Higher Risk of Diseases Spreading to Humans
Buying or selling wild animals, whether for food, pets or other uses, may increase the risk of diseases spreading to people, a new study finds.
Researchers looked at more than 40 years of global wildlife trade data and thousands of mammal species. They found that animals involved in the trade were 50% more likely to carry germs that can in...
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