Aislinn Antrim, Assistant Editor

The first article in this 3-part series covered a general overview of the survey and its respondents. In this article, we will explore the questions and answers around compensation.

The event focused on the care, compassion, and connections the are important to pharmacists, and how the profession can tackle challenges such as payment reform and public awareness.

Researchers said providing women access to health care early in their lives leads to better overall health status, healthier pregnancies, and healthier births.

Individuals with chronic spinal cord injuries have an increased risk for cognitive deficits that resemble the deficits associated with the aging process.

Educating patients about medication adherence and understanding and monitoring A1C and fasting glucose levels improves health outcomes.

Deferred care can result in worse outcomes, advanced complications, or earlier death for many patients with cancer, heart disease, and other serious illnesses.

Pharmacologic approaches should be considered primarily in patients who are unable to participate in cognitive behavioral therapy and those who still have symptoms after this therapy.

Targeting screening to high-risk groups who are less compliant with recommendations could be more effective than general age-based recommendations.

Emphasizing the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine to younger generations and those with no underlying health conditions could significantly increase the overall rate of vaccination in the United States.

A new study indicates cheese is the most protective food against age-related cognitive problems.

Based on the pickup rates in the study, the investigators said kiosks could provide pharmacies significant annual savings because patients picked up an additional 400 prescriptions per year.

Depressive symptoms were lowest in young adults who slept 9.7 hours per night, and feelings of well-being were highest for those who slept 8 hours per night.

Study finds that 12 particular types of bacteria appeared more often in the gut microbiomes of men with lots of active vitamin D.

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine vials are supposed to hold 5 doses, but using a sixth or seventh dose could expand the supply by up to 40%.

Women have a 20% higher risk than men of dying or facing heart failure, and they typically experience NSTEMI heart attacks.

Although cytokine storms are usually associated with severe COVID-19, study indicates less severe disease may also be at risk of cytokine storm.

Among a subset of participants in the COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials, 0.63% of individuals in the vaccinated group had hypersensitivity-related adverse events that may represent allergic reactions.

Study shows the mortality rate among breast cancer survivors is lower among those who received fertility preservation.

Individuals who reported zero or fewer live births and those who reported many live births had markers of quicker aging than those who reported 3 or 4 births.

As the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 has surged, hospitals have been faced with the challenge of converting various spaces into ICUs and COVID-19 units.

Supreme Court decision establishes that states do have the right to regulate pharmacy benefit managers in managed care organizations.

Although postoperative radiation therapy affected the risk of local recurrence of breast cancer, it did not significantly impact certain other clinical outcomes, including distant metastasis and recurrence in the opposite breast.

The higher risk of delivery and fetal complications suggests that physicians should more closely monitor pregnant breast cancer survivors.

Session at at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium featured several abstract presentations on disparities in health care access in breast cancer, including research on the necessity of avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach to medicine.

Until COVID-19 vaccines are widely available, Anthony Fauci, MD, said the importance of public health measures cannot be understated.

If current drug pricing trends continue, cost-related non-adherence to therapy will result in the premature deaths of 112,000 Medicare beneficiaries per year.

Tesetaxel is a novel, oral taxane with several unique properties being investigated for use in patients with HER2-negative, HR-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Pharmacists can provide a multitude of billing opportunities for their health systems and bringing these opportunities to executives is essential during a time of budget tightening.

A single infusion of damoctocog alfa pegol resulted in 25% higher area under the curve and 20% lower clearance in patients with severe hemophilia A.

The early stage of COVID-19 is typically characterized by lymphocytopenia and thrombocytopenia, whereas the late stage may be characterized by more severe lymphocytopenia and other changes.