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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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15 Jan
Is No Social Media as Risky as Too Much for Teens?
A new study finds both heavy use and zero use of social media can negatively impact teen well-being.
14 Jan
Study: Chronic Illness Raises Risk of Botox Side Effects
UK researchers report higher complication rates from cosmetic Botox injections among patients with chronic conditions like type 1 diabetes and thyroid disease.
13 Jan
Having This Many Children May Lead to Faster Biological Aging
New research finds family size and pregnancy timing may impact how well a woman ages and how long she lives.
Measles Outbreaks Grow in South Carolina and Southwest, Officials Warn
Health officials are struggling to contain two growing measles outbreaks in the U.S., as new cases continue to climb weeks after holiday travel and gatherings helped the virus spread.
In South Carolina, officials confirmed 124 new measles cases since Friday, pushing the state’s total to 434 cases as of Tuesday.
The outbre...
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Small Daily Habit Changes Could Add Years to Your Life, Study Finds
You don’t need a new diet plan or a gym membership to improve your health in 2026.
New research suggests that very small daily changes like sleeping a few extra minutes, moving a little more and eating slightly better may help people live longer and stay healthier as they age.
University of Sydney researchers studied more...
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Obamacare Enrollment Drops After Premium Subsidies Expire
Fewer Americans are signing up for Obamacare this year after extra financial help that lowered monthly premiums expired, new counts show.
As of early January, 22.8 million people had enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) health plans for coverage starting Jan. 1. That’s down from 24.2 million people who were enrolled by the end of la...
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FDA Moves To Remove Suicide Warnings From GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs
Federal health regulators say popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound do not increase the risk of suicidal thoughts, and they have asked drugmakers to remove those warnings from medication labels.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday that its latest safety review found no link between GLP-1 weight loss drugs ...
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Burn Pits Loaded Veterans' Lungs With Carbon, Study Says
Exposure to open-air burn pits during post-9/11 military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan likely caused lung damage in some U.S. veterans, a new study says.
Veterans with deployment-related lung disease had higher levels of carbon-based particles in their lungs compared to healthy controls, researchers recently wrote in the journal Sc...
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Can Teens Use Social Media Too Little For Their Own Good? Maybe, Study Says
There appears to be a “Goldilocks zone” when it comes to social media use among teenagers.
Too much social media use can negatively affect a teenager’s well-being, a new study finds, dovetailing with results of previous research.
But too little social media use also can have a bad impact on well-being, researchers r...
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