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Vascepa is indicated to reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary revascularization, and unstable angina requiring hospitalization in adult patients.

Hans Eriksson, MD, PhD, the chief clinical development officer at HMNC Brain Health, on the development of personalized treatments for neuropsychiatric disorders using precision-medicine.

Lauren C. Pinter-Brown, MD, FACP, of UCI Health and Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, explains what research is underway in the advanced cutaneous T cell lymphoma field that she is currently keeping an eye on.

By deactivating a component of the MAPK signaling pathway, researchers were able to reduce the proportion of leukemia cells in blood and bone marrow.

Shawn Singh, CEO of VistaGen, discusses how to improve and more effectively treat mental health disorders for returning veterans, who currently account for 20% of all suicides in the United States.

Treatment of round pneumonia should be followed up with a 2-view chest X-ray weeks later.

Laura Lee Hall, PhD, president of the Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity (SHC), discusses the SHC’s recently released Flu DRIVE Toolkit, which was designed to help overburdened health systems improve flu vaccination rates among vulnerable populations.

An intravenous immunoglobulin option along with glucocorticoids could be effective in fighting drug-induced erythroderma for patients with AIDS.

Lauren C. Pinter-Brown, MD, FACP, of UCI Health and Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, describes some of the challenges providers face during the treatment of patients with advanced cutaneous T cell lymphoma and how to address them.

Although there are several conditions known to be risk factors for clostridium difficile, data on the link between malignancy and clostridium difficile are limited.

Enfortumab vedotin-ejfv (Seagen; Padcev) is a first-in-class antibody-drug conjugate approved for patients with previously treated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer.

The prostate-specific membrane antigen-targeted positron emission tomography imaging technique will be part of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines beginning in 2022.

Although frontotemporal dementia is the leading cause of the disease for those under 65 years of age, far fewer people are familiar with it than with Alzheimer disease.

Study shows Lefamulin, omadacycline, ceftaroline, delafloxacin are beneficial in treating community-acquired pneumonia.

Ribociclib is an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 and causes tumor growth inhibition.

Lauren C. Pinter-Brown, MD, FACP, of UCI Health and Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, addresses how the treatment of advanced cutaneous T cell lymphoma has changed in recent years and whether there have been any advancements of note.

Andrea Silber, MD, said the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated disparities that already existed within oncology care, and she said the effects of these disparities on patients are very real and direct.

The overall response rate of ruxolitinib at week 24 was 49.7% compared with 25.6% for the best available therapy treatment for graft-versus-host-disease.

The COVID-19 booster doses are to be administered at least 6 months after completion of the primary 2-dose series and are the same formulation and dosage strength as the original doses.

Remdesivir demonstrated a statistically significant 87% reduction in risk for the composite primary endpoint of COVID-19-related hospitalization or all-cause death by day 28.

Crizanlizumab is a humanized IgG2 kappa monoclonal antibody that binds to P-selectin and blocks interactions with its ligands.

ALS results in muscles that are reduced in size (atrophic), weak, and soft, or muscles that are stiff, tight, and spastic.

Lauren C. Pinter-Brown, MD, FACP, of UCI Health and Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, provides an overview of key trials that have been conducted in the advanced cutaneous T cell lymphoma space in recent years.

Patients with triple-negative breast cancer who received sacituzumab govitecan had a median progression-free survival of 4.6 months compared to 2.3 months with chemotherapy.

Khalili and his colleagues have completed preclinical studies that have shown that EBT-101 can effectively excise HIV proviral DNA from the genomes of different cells and tissues, including HIV-infected human cells and cells and tissues of humanized mice.

Several studies have shown that a pharmacist’s presence on a sepsis team has a statistically significant impact on patient outcomes, with pharmacists taking on several roles during patient management.

Immune globulin subcutaneous (human), 20% solution (Cuvitru) is approved for primary immunodeficiency in patients 2 years of age and older.

Verquvo is a soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator indicated to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and heart failure.