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Pharmacy Times spoke with Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM, practicing health care provider, and associate vice president for clinical resources at Vizient, about what pharmacists should know about vaccine hesitancy in general.

Catherine Duggan, FRPharmS, CEO of International Pharmaceutical Federation, discusses the role and the authorities of the pharmacist internationally, and the effect the pandemic has had on that role globally.

Frequent prostate-specific antigen screenings may lower the risk of metastasis at the time of diagnosis and lower mortality risk from prostate cancer among younger African American men.

Although many health systems offer wellness program for their staff, awareness and utilization of these services remains low.

Rates of death among patients with breast cancer due to any cause were 31% higher in states with Medicaid income eligibility limits no greater than 50% of the federal poverty level.

According to the study authors, 9% of the children receiving the combination therapy did not respond to treatment, compared to 51% of children receiving IVIG alone.

This is the first and only oncology immunotherapy to show positive phase 3 results in the adjuvant lung cancer setting.

As pharmacy professionals battle with their own challenges regarding mental health, the optimal role of psychiatric pharmacists is yet to be defined.

Both health care providers and the general public said skin dryness is a major obstacle for consistent hand hygiene practices.

Pharmacy Times spoke with Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM, practicing health care provider, and associate vice president for clinical resources at Vizient, about how hospitals are tailoring their approaches to vaccine hesitancy to address social detriments.

The investigational therapy RBX2660 has demonstrated positive trends in efficacy and safety for reducing recurrent Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection over 6 months, in a recent study.

Pharmacy Times spoke with Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM, practicing health care provider, and associate vice president for clinical resources at Vizient, about specific initiatives for health systems and how to help mitigate vaccine hesitancy.

Lynlee Burton, head of the Center for Vaccines and Emerging Infectious Diseases at PRA Health Sciences, discusses the significance of short vaccine development timelines on the future development of COVID-19 vaccines.

Incidence rates of early-onset colorectal cancer in the United States have increased from 8.6 to 13.1 per 100,000 between 1992 and 2013, with most of this increase attributable to early-onset cancers of the rectum.

Pharmacy Times spoke with Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM, practicing health care provider, and associate vice president for clinical resources at Vizient, about concerns for healthcare workers that were noticed in the survey and any concerns patients are expressing.

Inhibiting Toll-like receptor 4 stopped it from accumulating cisplatin, thereby halting the hearing damage caused by the cancer treatment.

The researchers are hopeful this could eventually lead to the elimination of long-term antiretroviral treatment as a lifelong necessity for patients with HIV.

As more companies enter this space, expect competition to further lower prices while improving quality.

No cases of COVID-19 were observed in the vaccine group using the case definition from the adult phase 3 COVE study, compared to 4 cases in the placebo group.

Support groups and patient care clinics have been created to help patients who suffer from lasting effects of the virus.

The basal subtype of ductal adenocarcinoma can be identified by the presence of the DeltaNp63 protein.

Program participants had 55% fewer hospitalizations, 45% fewer emergency department visits, and shorter hospital stays by 1 day in the 30 days after study entry.

The objective of the study was to determine whether atezolizumab could also be efficacious for patients with earlier-stage disease who may be at risk of disease recurrence following surgery

A recent study found that nearly 3% of insured adults in the United States under the age of 65 years take medications that weaken their immune system.

Addressing the underlying causes of pharmacist burnout is essential, according to Melissa Santibañez, PharmD, BCCCP, a critical care clinical pharmacist at Memorial Regional Hospital.

FDA approval of 2-drug injectable Cabenuva is a game changer in maintaining viral suppression in patients.

Occupational exposure to certain medications and long hours standing may increase risk.

The study authors sought to examine the risks of subsequent primary cancers (SPCs) among breast cancer survivors by HR status and age at diagnosis.