Sara Karlovitch Assistant Editor

The FDA has approved mepolizumab for the treatment of hypereosinophilic syndrome.

Inflammation caused by rheumatoid arthritis may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.

The FDA has approved tofacitinib for the treatment of children and adolescents 2 years and older with active polyarticular course juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Pregnancy may help put off the onset of multiple sclerosis symptoms by more than 3 years.

Less than 10% of the people who should be taking pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV are taking the medications.

Using a 3D model, investigators found a soy-based compound was effective in treating bone cancer.

Two newly discovered antibodies could help in the development of a universal flu vaccine.

A new study found that hypertension is a common comorbidity in patients with COVID-19.

A new study showed that nivolumab was effective in patients with pathogenic exonuclease domain POLE mutated mismatch repair.

The effects of pralsentinib were especially pronounced in treatment-naïve patients with medullary thyroid cancer.

A trial will enroll up to 60,000 participants to assess the safety and efficacy of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate that only requires a single dose.

The COVID-19 pandemic will be felt in the oncology space long after the pandemic is over, study shows.

New refining process helps to minimize odor and taste from fish oil supplements.

News consumption was found to be an especially strong predicative factor for acute stress and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Technology can help revolutionize how a pharmacy manages patients, collects payments, communicates, and can improve overall efficiency.

The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to specialty pharmacy outpacing traditional pharmacy in non-discounted spending.

A new test may help direct treatments for patients with rare breast cancer mutations.

A discussion at NASP 2020 looked at how pharmacy graduates can get a start in the specialty pharmacy field.

National Association of Specialty Pharmacy gives out annual awards during virtual conference.

A study of Chinese women found COVID-19 heightened stress, fear, and depression during pregnancy.

The Mediterranean diet has shown efficacy in preventing several noncommunicable diseases.

Levodopa may reduce the need for painful injections in patients with age-related macular degeneration.

Figuring out how to target vulnerable cells in breast cancer tumors can help treat the disease more effectively.

Iron deposits may be the cause of cognitive decline in those who have high alcohol consumption, which vitamin B1 may help prevent.

Mindfulness training may hold the key to reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, which is rapidly becoming the leading cause of death worldwide.

Racial and economic disparities are especially pronounced among patients on Medicare, study shows.

Post-menopausal women are at a heightened risk of Alzheimer disease.

In a phase 3 clinical trial, oral paclitaxel was found to be just as effective intravenous paclitaxel in metastatic breast cancer.

A simple test may be a low-cost way of identifying patients at-risk for type 2 diabetes.

Mailing educational materials to patients with atrial fibrillation and their clinicians did not increase the use of stroke prevention drugs.