Erin Hunter, Assistant Editor

The APPOINT-PNH study showed that twice-daily LNP023 (Iptacopan) helped patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria control intravascular hemolysis.

Less than 20% of physicians were open to starting a patient with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation on an anticoagulant after conducting a clinical review of the patient’s care.

This type of stretching allows for faster tissue oxygenation after the workout and protects from exercise stress.

Up to 80% of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma will experience disease recurrence.

A higher carbohydrate diet was linked to earlier sleep and wake times, despite low carbohydrate consumption among study participants.

Infants diagnosed with invasive Group B Streptococcus meningitis had an increased risk of developing epilepsy if the mother was of lower income.

Prediagnostic weight loss could be an important marker for colorectal cancer diagnosis.

Lowering blood pressure could be dangerous for people with normal blood pressure.

Clinicians are often focused on reducing brain damage after traumatic injury, but considering nutrition is an important component to healing.

Worldwide, the human immune system tends to make the same antibodies when targeting viruses, which can modify their structure to avoid detection.

Amazon says new prescription service overcomes cost and insurance barriers for patients.

Data from the aflibercept 8 mg clinical trial program will be presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2023 Annual Meeting, April 23 to 27.

Durvalumab lowered the risk of death by 32% in patients with non-small cell lung cancer compared to chemotherapy alone.

According to 5-year follow-up data, the combination of tafasitamab-cxix and lenalidomide produced a durable response in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

The 2 most hypervirulent strains of Clostridioides difficile are associated with the consumption of pork and shellfish.

Major pathologic response had a high association with increased recurrence-free survival rates.

Emerging evidence suggests that the risk of maternal mortality was more than 10-times greater among those with COVID-19 infection.

Patients administered anakinra did not meet a study’s primary endpoint of proportion of patients who did not need mechanical ventilation 15 days after starting treatment for severe COVID-19 pneumonia.

It would also be beneficial to include a patient’s entire healthcare team in this management strategy, said an expert at the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) Annual Conference 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Consistent toxicity management and education reinforcement can improve the patient’s treatment management strategy.

It is a means of supporting the growing provider status movement, which could enable clinical practice growth.

Expert discusses the updated guidelines for treating diabetes at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) 2023 Meeting & Exposition in Phoenix, Arizona.

Improving the process of safe medication therapy management requires comfort, trust, and fostering a culture for safe communication.

Oncology pharmacist discusses recent clinical trial data and what it could mean for patient outcomes.

Factors (comorbidities, social factors) can largely affect the success of therapies in daily practice, despite findings observed in clinical trials.

And whatever specialty the student or resident decides on, it does not have to define the rest of their career.

Pharmacists have an important role in helping patients to identify treatment-related toxicities and manage symptoms to help the transition to the outpatient setting.

Some specialty pharmacy programs are even using electronic medical records to send survey tools to patients.

The Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) created committees, inclusion statements, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) checkpoints to improve healthcare for underserved or historically less included populations.

Legal expert breaks down the history of power between federal v. state law and why Dobbs v. Jackson has caused such a stir for the pharmaceutical community.