Ronald Hall, PharmD, MSCS

Accidental Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning of a Family and Role of Impella® Support: A Case Report Aluminum phosphides (AlP) are highly effective fumigant pesticides that emit phosphine gas when exposed to moisture. Phosphine gas is highly toxic and…

Congrats to the TTUHSC Poison Center on their new paper on phosphine (AlP) exposures — 10 cases, rapid CV collapse in many, and one survivor after Impella® + ECMO. 👏

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#TTUHSC #PoisonCenter #Toxicology #Impella #ECMO

Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years.

Speaks for itself.

AACP Argus Commission Forecast 2025 The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy charged its Argus Commission (comprised of the past 5 AACP Presidents) to conduct an environmental sc…

Congrats to Dr. Craig D. Cox (TTUHSC) on co-authoring the AACP Argus Commission Forecast 2025 — a forward-looking report with practical recommendations to advance pharmacy practice and education. Proud of the impact TTUHSC is making!

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Congrats to Dr. Carlos Alvarez on the new study about guideline-concordant antibiotic use for MRSA and Pseudomonas CABP in the All of Us dataset — 336 patients studied; 70% guideline concordance for MRSA, 57% for Pseudomonas. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The Pharmacist's Role in the Use of Incretin‐Based Therapies for Weight Management: An Opinion of the Endocrine and Metabolism Practice and Research Network of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy The popularity of incretin-based therapies has increased substantially over the past several years due to their clinically significant efficacy for weight loss and positive impact on weight-related c...

Congrats to Dr. Courtney (TTUHSC) on her new JACCP opinion paper reviewing incretin-based therapies for chronic weight management — their strong weight-loss effects, the cost/availability/safety barriers, and practical recs. 🎉 #TTUHSC #research

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Congrats to TTUHSC faculty Dr. Minze on her new article “State of the Academy – Challenges to Student Success”! 🎓

This work describes what holds back PharmD students — study habits, prep, mental health, $, belonging — and why we all need to step up.

#StudentSuccess #PharmacyEd #Leadership #PharmD

Congrats to Dr. Moss and the TTUHSC team — their new paper in Antibiotics shows inexpensive antibiotic combos completely eradicate major eye pathogens and may be a cost-saving prophylaxis against endophthalmitis.

www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/14...

#ophthalmology #research #antibiotics

State of the Academy—Challenges to Student Success The purpose of this study is to report and analyze data collected from a comprehensive student academic success survey conducted by the 2022–2023 Stud…

Here is the link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Big congrats to Dr. Molly G. Minze on her new AJPE paper, “State of the Academy — Challenges to Student Success.” Essential reading — highlights study/time-management, mental-health, and financial/work barriers to PharmD student success and urges institutional action. Well done!

Implementation of a mandatory immunization certification course with co-curricular components within a Pharm.D. curriculum To develop a semester long immunization course for pharmacy learners that expands training in immunization related concepts, patient interviewing and …

Thrilled to co-author with Drs. Eddy, Dominguez, Courtney & Klein on our new immunization course paper! P2 OSCE scores hit 95% for interviews and 98% for both IM & SC techniques—suggesting our expanded lab model works. Read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🚨 New from TTUHSC SOP faculty Dr. Edwards in AJPE!

📄 “Adapting the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process for Faculty to Effectively Support and Meet Student Needs”

Introduces the FSCP—a structured model to better engage and support students.

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#Pharmacy #HigherEd #AJPE

If only anyone had been able to predict this…

New review by TTUHSC’s Dr. Kalin Clifford et al.: “Quality Measures in LTPAC” Sr Care Pharm. Read → doi.org/10.4140/TCP.... #TTUHSC #Pharmacy

Non-pharmacologic Interventions for Overweight and Obesity Overweight and obesity are epidemics in the United States. As excessive adipose tissue is primarily a result of excessive caloric intake and insufficient caloric expenditure, intensive therapeutic lif...

🎉 New from TTUHSC! Drs. Basinger & VanDyke co‑author Ch. 11 “Non‑pharmacologic Interventions for Overweight & Obesity” in The Pharmacist’s Pocket Guide for Diabetes & Obesity (Springer 6/28/25).
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#TTUHSC #Obesity

Non-pharmacologic Interventions for Type 2 Diabetes Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a lifestyle-related chronic disease for which intensive therapeutic lifestyle interventions and behavior modifications should be the first-line approach to prevention and t...

🚀 Just out! TTUHSC’s Drs. VanDyke & Lacey co‑author Ch. 3 “Non‑pharmacologic Interventions for Type 2 Diabetes” in The Pharmacist’s Pocket Guide for Diabetes & Obesity (Springer 6/28/25).
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#TTUHSC #Pharmacy #Diabetes

“…At times, CDC scientists were educating them on how vaccine trials work, what the immune system does & how the approval process functions. This is…acceptable for a curious member of the public—it is absolutely unacceptable for people determining vaccine policy for 330 million Americans.”

It's not just #NIH. It's not just #NSF. It's not just #NASA.

The whole scientific community has to make clear that all science across fed agencies is being destroyed in the US.

We can't just ask for our particular piece of the pie. The whole pie is being thrown out - saving your bit won't work.

RFK’s vaccine advisers vote down flu-shot ingredient — but back some jabs Thimerosal is found in only a small fraction of US vaccine doses but has long been viewed with suspicion by the anti-vaccination community.

Vaccine advisers appointed by US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr have recommended against the use of influenza vaccines containing a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal – fulfilling a long-held goal of the anti-vaccine movement.


https://go.nature.com/4lmBqX3

That's a fridge of miracles, hard work, and the generosity of thousands of people as human subjects - I am crushed to think we're going to throw it all away on conspiracy theories driven by grifters

RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.

This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong The health secretary has made many inaccurate statements about vaccines. But the science is clear that vaccines have dramatically reduced childhood illness, disability and death.

I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong

by @jakescottmd.bsky.social (congrats Jake - keep it up!)

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Robert Malone once again brought up potential religious objections to certain vaccines.

This is, frankly, bullshit. No major religion opposes vaccines, and in fact they have all been public about strong support for them.

“Vote on thimerosal containing influenza vaccines” means they are planning to take away influenza vaccines from the most disadvantaged people. Thimerosal (thiomersal) is only in multi-dose flu vaccines. It’s not in single-dose, prefilled shots. It’s also been proven completely safe since the 1990s.

An update from Dr. Sean O’Leary on this morning’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting:

Proud to see a fellow pediatrician speaking hard truths

We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations “We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.

“Immunizations work, they are very effective and safe, and they save lives. Vaccines are among the most rigorously studied and effective tools in public health.”

Kudos to AAFP, AAP, ACOG, ACP, IDSA for this.

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