The Roger PharmD Show

The information we get might be simplified already. Be careful when we try to explain the same concepts to our friends. We might be oversimplifying things. Like a case of broken telephone.

"A football coach. An athletic director. And young, eager and forward-looking students.

They were among the 17 people killed by a gunman Wednesday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said Thursday that all families who lost loved ones in the shooting have been notified." - CNN

Love has a lot of benefits! Here are a few reasons why you should hey paired up this Valentine's Day.

"It works out at roughly 38 condoms each and gives competitors enough opportunity to heat up what could be the coldest winter games in 20 years.

Manufacturer Convenience donated most of the condoms but doesn't expect the athletes to use them all.

With the competition lasting just 16 days, it would be some achievement.

Hook-ups are rumoured to be commonplace in the Olympic Village.

Despite the large quantity, at least one athlete has apparently questioned the quality of the condoms handed out." - BBC News

Science is boring. Clickbait, sensationalism, and polarizing opinions are what's in. We have to be careful of pseudoscience. No matter how boring real research is, we have to spend the time to do it.

"New research from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found strong evidence that disruptions in sleep cycles could be an early, preclinical sign of Alzheimer's disease. A further companion study in mice found that circadian rhythm disruptions could directly accelerate the accumulation of amyloid plaques in the brain – the build-up of which are strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease and memory loss." - Newatlas

Why do we do this?

"Apotex Inc. is recalling a batch of Alysena 28 birth control pills.

The company says they may not be effective in preventing pregnancy because the pills were chipped.

Alysena 28 is a prescribed birth control pill, with 21 “active” pills and 7 “inactive” pills. The “active” pills were the ones with chips, Health Canada said, which means they may contain less of the active drug ingredients." - Global News

"Émilie Ricard’s post, shared over 50,000 times in 2 days, blames Gaétan Barrette for poor working conditions. Quebec's federation of nurses says many of its members are burning out and that the social media post written by a nurse in Sherbrooke is a typical day-in-the-life account of health care workers across the province." - CBC News

Seriously... Don't put your health in the hands of others. You have to be responsible for your own well-being. Two simple reasons. 1) Healthcare providers are human and are prone to mistakes. 2) You have the most stakes out of all of us.