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August 2026, Swosu Rural Health Center

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It's been an exciting season at the SWOSU Rural Health Center!

We are thrilled to share that SWOSU Rural Health has been awarded a second grant through Oklahoma's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), building on the momentum of our Community-Led Wellness Microgrant. This week, we also have the privilege of welcoming representatives from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Oklahoma Rural Health Transformation Program to SWOSU as they visit our Jerry & Margaret Hodge College of Pharmacy and Rural Health Center to highlight the innovative work happening across our region.

• Feds push back HIPAA security rule …

April 2026, Swosu Rural Health Center

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• Oklahoma Rural Health Transformation Program
• State Immunization Websites
• Tracking Measles Cases in the U.S.
• FDA to Address Unused Opioids in American Homes
• Immune cells may underlie sex differences in chronic pain
• STRESS AWARENESS MONTH

March 2026, Swosu Rural Health Center

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• Understanding the PREVENT Calculator in the 2025 AHA Hypertension Guidelines
• CMS Releases Medicaid and CHIP Beneficiary Profile and Infographic
• FDA Requests Removal of Suicidal Behavior and Ideation Warning from Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist (GLP-1 RA) Medications
• Walgreens: Flu reaches highest level in U.S. in 25 years
• Walmart boosts pay potential for pharmacy technicians, elevates 3,000 roles
• FDA Launches PreCheck Pilot Program to Strengthen Domestic Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• Pharmacy undergoes a tech takeover
• President Trump signs landmark PBM reforms into law
• Pharmacy through generations

September 2025, Swosu Rural Health Center

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• The 5 biggest challenges facing retail pharmacy
• FDA Launches Green List to Protect Americans from Illegal Imported GLP-1 Drug Ingredients
• From Dispensing to Decision-Making: How Pharmacists Are Redefining Leadership in Oncology Care
• Check out our virtual tour video of the Hodge Center

August 2025, Swosu Rural Health Center

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• Natural Probiotics: 7 Foods to Eat for Better Gut Health
• The Overlooked Link Between Vitamin D and GI Health

• Colorectal Cancer by Stephen Drinnon, Pharm.D.

• PHARMACIST’S IMMUNIZATION TRAINING PROGRAM

• PHARMACY TECHNICIAN IMMUNIZATION TRAINING PROGRAM

• How Pharmacies Can Address Social Drivers of Health

July 2025, Swosu Rural Health Center

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July 2025 Rural Rocks

• Three Ways Tech Can Help
• Can a Face Mask Diagnose Kidney Disease?
• EXTRA - Chronic Kidney Disease
• Pharmacy Technicians as Community Health Workers Pilot Program in Oklahoma

April 2025, Swosu Rural Health Center

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This is the April 2025 issue of Rural Rocks from the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

March 2025, Swosu Rural Health Center

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This is the March 2025 issue of Rural Rocks from the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

July / August / September 2024, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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This is the July, August, and September issue of Rural Rocks from the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

April / May / June 2024, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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This is the April, May, and June issue of Rural Rocks from the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

“The Role Of Artificial Intelligence In The Pharmaceutical Field: Enhancing Therapeutic Outcomes And Repurposing Through The Acceleration Of Drug Discovery”, Tonivie Valeriano

[Archive] Belmont University Research Symposium (BURS)

The development of new drugs and their repurposing have considerably benefited the field of pharmacy. It will not only affect the pharmaceutical sector but also its diverse facets of health will be significantly influenced. Yet, the development of innovative medical treatments necessitated a lengthy period of expectancy for human survival. Individual survival rates were decreasing over time before the development of the treatment. Humanity has a limited lifespan. Moreover, investments in new drugs often go unnoticed because of the prolonged and complex process of drug research and development (R&D). In the future of pharmacy, artificial intelligence will continue to have …

January / February / March 2024, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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This is the January, February, and March issue of Rural Rocks from the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

January / February 2023, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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This is the January & February 2023 issue of Rural Rocks from the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

November / December 2022, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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This is the November & December 2022 issue of Rural Rocks from the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

September / October 2022, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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PLS presents the 7^th Annual Substance Use Disorder Seminar with Dr. Jake Nichols.

September / October 2021, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

July / August 2021, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

May / June 2021, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

March / April 2021, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

January / February 2021, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

December 2020, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

November 2020, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

October 2020, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

September 2020, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

July / August 2020, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

May / June 2020, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

April 2020, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

February/March 2020, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy

January 2020, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy

November 2019, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

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Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy