Diabetes

Pharmacist follow-ups cut diabetes costs and reduce health risks

Two studies led by Associate Professor Joyce Lee from the Department of Pharmacy at the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Faculty of Science revealed that pharmacist-managed care, in addition to routine check-ups with ...

Cardiology

For better heart care, get a pharmacist on your team

(HealthDay)—People with poorly controlled risk factors for heart disease could cut their chances of future trouble by having pharmacists help manage their care, new Canadian research suggests.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Pharmacists key to detecting chronic kidney disease in at-risk patients

January 26, 2016 (Ottawa): Pharmacists who screened at-risk patients for chronic kidney disease (CKD) found previously unrecognized disease in 1 of every 6.4 patients tested, according to a study to be published in the January/February ...

Health

No cure in sight for US health care costs

"Every time I see what I pay for me and my family's health it makes me sick," says Fiona, a 46-year-old mother of two who -- unlike some 50 million Americans -- actually has health insurance.

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