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A messenger RNA coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine was well tolerated in older adults.

The announcement is part of the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative and the RADx Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) program, which will support 32 institutions across the United States and focus on populations disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

The highest increase in remote delivery of mental health care was reported in those working in outpatient facilities and in women.

Pharmacy managers can resort to any great number of tools to help promote self-efficacy, including positive performance feedback, delegation, and empowerment.

Lower birth weight babies may not be able to metabolize medication as efficiently as normal weight babies.

Only one-third of parents believe it is more important for their children to receive an influenza (flu) vaccine this year than previous years, according to a recent national poll.

The researchers examined blood samples from 235 patients who were admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 to measure their vitamin D status.

Individuals with asymptomatic Alzheimer disease are more likely to fall than those who are not on track to develop dementia.

Understanding risk factors and treatments for irregular heart rhythms may be especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Brian Nightengale, RPh, PhD, president of Good Neighbor Pharmacy, on the value of diversifying a pharmacy’s business to meet the needs of the customer and adapt to the immediate needs of the community, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The findings could additionally help researchers understand the fundamental biology of how coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads from the lungs to the body.

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.

Survey shows that having a pet was linked to maintaining better mental health and reduced loneliness, with 90% of the 6000 participants from the UK saying they had at least 1 pet.

The Provider Relief Fund, as part of the CARES Act, was an important stopgap for many health care providers across the country, but details on reporting requirements and timing have been elusive.

In 1989, more than 1500 young, healthy people started experiencing mysterious symptoms that included unusual skin rashes, muscle pains, dramatic eosinophilia, and tightening of the skin.

Children with a previous diabetes diagnosis showed lower performances compared with newly diagnosed children, suggesting that the deficits may worsen over time.

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

Though more research is needed, reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus may be caused by a decrease in absolute lymphocytes caused by COVID-19.

It is especially important to better understand the interactions between COVID-19 and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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

Researchers found the largest decreases for heart attack risk among women, which may be because of greater attention paid to women’s heart health in recent decades.

Insurance companies are currently investigating the option of modifying which medications they will cover for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) therapy, with broad implications for patient access.

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

Researchers at Duke University have found that the efficacy of a 2-pronged type 2 diabetes (T2D) treatment increases when the drugs are linked by a heat-sensitive tether rather than simply being concurrently administered, according to a press release.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Nancy Lyons, BSPharm, MBA, CDE, of Health Mart and Pete Slone of McKesson on why provider status for pharmacists is important to consider during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An overview of the most common human resources problems that pharmacies face and the proactive steps that pharmacies can take to avoid these problems.

A combination treatment was found to be associated with significantly less weight gain and smaller increases in waist circumference than treatment with olanzapine alone.

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.

A recent study found that patients on immunosuppressive therapy for common skin and rheumatic diseases, such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, are not at an increased risk for contracting COVID-19.