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Omidubicel-onlv therapy aims to quicken the recovery of neutrophils and reduce the risk of infection in patients with cancer.

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

The treatment from Keytruda and Merck shows a clinical response of 89% for individuals with unresectable metastatic desmoplastic melanoma.

Multicancer early detection test could detect cancer with an AUC of 0.94 for all cancer types and stages.

A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association notes that the process falls short for those who are not white.

Although payers have become somewhat accustomed to the high cost of specialty drugs, the price tags for gene therapies are causing “sticker shock.”

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

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine demonstrated efficacy of 66.7% in reducing RSV-associated lower respiratory tract illness with at least 2 signs or symptoms in older adults.

The data support the use of interventions at home, including frequent handwashing, physical distancing, regular surface disinfection, and wearing a mask.

These data support using this combination therapy as a new first-line treatment option in patients with previously untreated metastatic or unresectable BTC.

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

Susan Koletar, MD, FACP, FIDSA, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Ohio State University College of Medicine, discusses the pharmacists’ role in addressing vaccine hesitancy and improving global vaccine rates.

A linear mixed-effect model for repeated estimated glomerular filtration rate measurements at baseline and a follow-up visit, up to 5 years after baseline, shows results.

41% of patients report moderate-to-severe issues, with Black individuals 3 times more likely to develop these difficulties.

Pharmacy professionals can bring in the right people at the right time to identify needed changes and develop an action plan.

The risk of a second stroke after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) did not differ by index hematoma location, and this risk was higher for ischemic stroke than ICH.

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.

During the 12-month trial period, Hyqvia was shown to be efficacious treating the occurrence of acute serious bacterial infections in children aged 2 through 16 years with primary immunodeficiency.

The FDA’s temporary Guidance for 503A compounding of shortage drugs was meant to be temporary and withdrawn once COVID-19 ended.

Availability of clinical trials in the gynecologic cancer care space are increasing, but it is important to be mindful of current racial disparities.

The risk is particularly high in the first 2 years after an HIV diagnosis.

To build a brighter, healthier, and more equitable future for all US citizens, there is an indisputable need to decriminalize psychedelic medicines.

Analysis indicates that there was a larger increase of filled prescriptions for individuals who delivered by cesarean birth.

These are used to help reduce inappropriate testing, where an expert consults with medical directors of infection prevention and control for a test-order override.

Pharmacists are crucial in supporting patients with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder as shortages of Adderall continue.

Taken together, the studies point to meaningful changes in the standard of care for patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.

Individuals treated with the drugs from AstraZeneca demonstrate clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvement.

State-level respiratory syncytial virus hospitalization rates for 2022 could be the highest seen since 2006, analysis published in Frontiers in Pediatrics indicate.

The trial did not meet the second primary efficacy endpoint of medically attended respiratory syncytial virus-associated lower respiratory tract illness.