Rachel Lutz

Investigators question if hepatitis A virus originated in animals.

Sleep disturbances accounted for a quarter of the variance in fatigue among patients with MS.

Many discrepancies found in prescribed drugs omitted from patient-reported medication lists or discharge summaries.

MS patients who participate in physical activity more likely to have lower overall amount of brain lesions.

Greater pharmacist involvement in care transitions could curb the many medication discrepancies that arise throughout the process.

Physical and mental impairments prevent MS patients from being engaged in social and community activities.

Clinical signs and symptoms of RA may be preceded by a preclinical phase lasting several years.

Aclidinium bromide and formoterol provide an additional benefit over the traditional therapy regimen.

Participation in social activities found to improve patient quality-of-life.

HIV patients receiving pharmacist management services reported more frequent monitoring at the start of treatment.

Program seeks to reduce employer health care costs while supporting healthy lifestyles and increasing productivity.

Pharmacist management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) produces earlier viral suppression in treatment-naïve patients than primary care alone.

Employers with onsite pharmacies are seeing a return on investment in the form of increased medication adherence among their health plan members.

Study finds a pattern of disconnectivity among executive areas of the brain.

Minor benefit found adult patients with grade II, or moderate, COPD when adding aclidinium bromide and formoterol.

HbA1C significantly decreased in adults with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes.

Adding Afrezza insulin inhalation powder to oral diabetes medications significantly reduces HbA1C in adults with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes.

More than half of atrial fibrillation patients discontinue or interrupt warfarin therapy within 1 year of starting treatment.

Researchers evaluate the benefits of subcutaneous methotrexate compared with the oral version.

Nano sensor able to catch MS in early development.

Treatment seeks to teach the immune system to ignore a peptide that leads to inflammation.

The start of the new school year brings a multitude of questions from parents and caregivers about children's vaccination requirements, so pharmacists need to be prepared with answers.

Outpatient pharmacy spending totaled 20% of total health care expenditures.

Folic acid supplements can increase skin blood flow in elderly patients during heat waves and reduce related cardiovascular events.

Turnover from novel therapeutic target to model systems in clinical use remains a challenge.

A number of barriers found in smoking cessation.

Hemophilia therapies account for 41% of outpatient pharmacy expenditures among publicly insured children with serious chronic illness.

Study suggests rheumatoid arthritis chronicity can be influenced.

Generic medications have a negative reputation among patients, but pharmacists can change that.

MS comorbidities increase the risk of early mortality.