Gillian McGovern, Editor

The study authors suggest that annual screening for women aged 40 and older may be beneficial, but warn of the increased risk of false positive results.

Disease-related factors include several prognostic scoring systems, such as DIPSS, whereas patient-related factors involve age, comorbidities, spleen size, and anemia.

A pharmacist with Allegheny Health Network discusses travel vaccines and what resources are valuable when determining which vaccinations are needed prior to travel.

Rather than “trial-and-erroring” transplants for patients, experts should instead select transplants that are precise, personalized, and predictable.

Lauren Posteraro, PharmD, a pharmacist with AHN, discusses how misinformation and access to technology can contribute to vaccine hesitancy.

The authors stress that health care providers should explain false positive results to their patients, reassure them that results may be negative, and stress the significance of continued screenings.

The findings demonstrate a need for additional health care provider training and resources for birthing people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

A recent study found that a weight-adjusted waist index was an independent predictor of all-cause-, cardiovascular-, cancer-, and respiratory-related mortality in patients with asthma.

The risk of late-stage diagnosis was higher for Asian, Black, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander adolescent and young adult patients with cancer.

Cases have been detected in 33 US states so far this year, and the virus has recently hospitalized the former Chief Medical Advisor to the President of the US Anthony Fauci.

The exhaled breath condensate mask was able to successfully monitor and accurately detect breath for nitrate in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Those with an aneurysm diagnosis who were younger than 40 years of age were observed to have an even higher risk.

The author suggest how to improve the representation of women, older adults, and minorities in clinical research that will require effort from a broad range of stakeholders.

Using 1 nicotine-containing electronic cigarette was significantly correlated with an increase in residual volume and total lung capacity in patients with asthma.

Pharmacists can help facilitate more organized efforts to improve measles vaccination uptake for children aged 5 and younger by identifying socio-demographic gaps within this population.

Pharmacists support treatment adherence as well as monitor adverse effects, drug-drug interactions, and quality of life.

Previously, the device was indicated for the management of type 1 diabetes in patients aged 2 years and older.

The indication is for adults with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma who were treated with at least 2 prior lines of therapy.

In Finland, season of birth, notably autumn and winter, was associated with the development of asthma and allergic rhinitis.

The researchers found that unusual and dramatic changes in weather as well as heavy rainfall helped aid in the pathogen’s evolutionary change.

Communities that are impacted by increased wildfires can experience increased health risks, particularly among those who have asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The study authors recommend that health care professionals are aware of the connections, notably in adolescent patients and those with moderate to severe psoriasis.

The current outbreak has infected more than 14,000 people and spread to 13 different African countries.

AC699 is being evaluated for patients with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HER2–), estrogen receptor 1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression on or after at least 1 line of endocrine-based therapy.

The seroprotection rate of antibody titers was 100% against the 3 viruses, and geometric mean titer also increased from administration to day 43.

The study may serve as a foundation for future investigation regarding dietary recommendations to support the treatment of Alzheimer disease.

The autologous, fully human CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell product, KYV-101, is being studied for the treatment of patients with progressive myasthenia gravis.

Pharmacists played a crucial role in providing asthma action plans and enhancing patient education, despite challenges, and study limitations.

A number of asthma-related emergency room visits are a result of viruses, but certain airborne pollens—notably Cupressaceae and tree pollens—are also contributors.

A clinical pharmacy specialist and specialty pharmacy manager from Allegheny Health Network urge patients to use their pharmacist in the treatment management of arthritis.