Aislinn Antrim, Assistant Editor

42.8% of medical staff treating patients with COVID-19 experienced serious skin injuries from the use of personal protective equipment.

A retrospective study has found that well-controlled blood glucose was associated with improved outcomes among COVID-19 patients.

PPE and appropriate infection control training are vital to keep health care workers safe, according to the researchers from Oregon Health and Science University.

The study was launched in response to an earlier joint statement issued by the AHA, the ACC, and the Heart Failure Society of America, which urged more research on the subject.

According to the investigators, the cells are called ductal macrophages and function by consuming dying milk-producing cells, which need to be cleared away after milk production stops.

Clinicians are becoming increasingly concerned about evidence that COVID-19 could also be a thromboembolic disease.

A majority of the patients who responded maintained their response for at least 1 year.

The drug is co-formulated with recombinant human hyaluronidase PH20 and will be available as soon as the week of May 11.

In the oral chemotherapy setting, pharmacist care exceeded patients’ expectations and helped manage and avoid adverse events (AEs).

The findings are part of the I-SPY clinical trial and were presented at the American Association for Cancer Research virtual annual meeting.

If the majority of Americans were diagnosed with COVID-19, the total cost of hospitalizations, ventilators, and other resources could cost $654 billion.

Government officials have said it may be possible to reduce the United States’ dependence on other countries, but that it would be extremely complicated and difficult.

Previously, the only women with ovarian cancer eligible to be treated with PARP inhibitors as monotherapy in the maintenance setting were those with a BRCA mutation.

The number of competitors has a significant effect on generic products' price reductions, according to a recent report.

Several national pharmacy chains are preparing to roll out testing for COVID-19 in the coming weeks, including Health Mart, Kroger Co, and other chain pharmacies.

The Caring for Each Other initiative will include a Sesame Street video that features the Muppets thanking “Super Families.”

The 7 hardest-hit states all have mortality rates between 113% and 172% higher than normal, while New York City’s death rate is 325% higher than usual.

Research confirms earlier studies that found talazoparib improved patient-reported quality-of-life measures and had a tolerable safety profile.

Interferons are being investigated as a possible treatment for COVID-19, but their effects are not yet clear.

Rural patients are in greatest need of such ancillary services as those provided by dietitians and social workers.

LGBTQ patients with cancer face specific barriers when seeking medical care, but pharmacists and other medical professionals can take specific steps to reduce care gaps.

Individuals with the progressive condition often struggle to control their motor fluctuations.

According to the researchers, women living in rural areas have a higher rate of premature death compared with those who are in more urban areas.

In a study, polymerase chain reaction–confirmed second episodes of herpes zoster occurred in 2 of 660 patients receiving a placebo and 1 of 321 patients receiving ZVL.

Solving challenges of the current system is vital to spreading clinical trials into community clinics, which may be increasingly important.

Two shingles vaccines are licensed and recommended in the United States.

The investigators identified patients with a first-ever diagnosis of zoster who also had a child in the household with a varicella record.

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic have found that inappropriate use of high-potency opioids has contributed to the opioid epidemic in the United States.

A protein secreted by fat cells may link obesity and breast cancer, according to a newly published article inTrends in Molecular Medicine.

Cannabis products can counter some negative aspects of chemotherapy.