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June 13th 2024
With the new ruling, announced Thursday, the pills will continue to be able to be mailed to patients without an in-person visit with a physician.1
Background and Key Concepts in Biosimilars: Improving Awareness and Addressing Common Concerns
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Clinical Conversations With the Cancer Care Team: Striving for Equitable Access to Oral Anticancer Medications
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Child Abuse: Responsibilities and Protection of the Reporter
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Study Supports Recommendations to Avoid Pregnancy for at Least 12 Months After Bariatric Surgery
May 14th 2021More than half of all female patients who undergo bariatric surgery are of reproductive age, and the resulting weight loss improves fertility, as well as reducing the risk of gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders during pregnancy.
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Pharmacy Focus Podcast: New Series - Women in Pharmacy Wednesday
May 5th 2021The Pharmacy Times® Pharmacy Focus podcast provides the latest industry news and information, thought-leader insights, clinical updates, patient counseling tools, and innovative solutions for the everyday practice and business of pharmacy.
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Study Identifies Genetic Mutations Linked to Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
April 27th 2021Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified additional genetic mutations that strongly predispose otherwise healthy women to peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), a rare condition characterized by weakness of the heart muscle that begins sometime during the final month of pregnancy through 5 months after delivery.
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Obesity in Breast Cancer Survivors Linked to Higher Risk of Developing Secondary Cancers
April 19th 2021A new study shows that overweight breast cancer survivors have a statistically significant increased risk of developing second primary cancers, and obesity is strongly associated with an increased risk of various cancer types.
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Women With PCOS and Obesity at Increased Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
March 30th 2021Women with obesity and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study presented virtually at ENDO 2021, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting.
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Fun Fact: Unfortunately, Chainsaws Were Invented for Childbirth
March 26th 2021Although childbirth remains a difficult, often stressful experience for mothers, the advent of opioid medications for labor pain relief and the use of appropriate sanitation methods has made childbirth far safer for mothers than was possible during previous periods in history.
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Monotherapy Demonstrates Promising Clinical Activity in Endometrial Cancer
March 25th 2021DKN-01 is a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds to and blocks the activity of the Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) protein, which activates the innate immune system in the tumor microenvironment and anti-tumor activity.
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