Smart inhalers have the potential to address the challenges faced by patients and health care professionals in the management of respiratory diseases.

The study showed that 95% of women who tested positive for COVID-19 during pregnancy had no adverse outcomes, with the virus being transmitted to the fetus in just 3% of the cases.

Here are 4 ways to continue protecting partners, children, parents, and grandparents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Although cancer deaths with the highest death rates per capita accounted for the greatest number of years lost, the study authors said cancers that typically occur in younger populations had a disproportionate share of the burden.
 

Pharmacists can play an integral role in educating patients with breast cancer to improve health outcomes. 

In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Peter Bonis, MD, chief medical officer of clinical effectiveness at Wolters Kluwer Health, said formulary adherence in health systems is essential for several reasons. 

Educating Patients on the Correct Use of Treatments Can Lower the Risk of Influenza Complications and Severity

Pharmacy case studies for November 2020. 

Examining several biomarkers to look for biological explanations for these results, the research team found key mechanisms, including insulin resistance, body mass index (BMI), lipoprotein metabolism, and inflammation, according to the study authors.
 

In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Peter Bonis, MD, chief medical officer of clinical effectiveness at Wolters Kluwer Health, said collaboration between pharmacists, physicians, and other health care workers is essential.

A recent poll showed that more than 1 in 8 Americans engaged in a video consult with a health care professional in recent months.

Strategies and types of tests used by clinicians to help exclude various conditions that may present similarly to immune thrombocytopenia during a diagnostic work-up.