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A new direct-to-consumer test analyzes saliva for 3 BRCA variants that may elevate the risk of various types of cancer.

The IDSA and SHEA have made a recent update to the previously published practice guidelines for CDI. While many of the recommendations remain the same, there are a few key changes that the update has addressed.

Personalized inpatient assessments prior to prescribing asthma therapy to pediatric patients can improve the accuracy and quality of care.

Are you a busy professional? Think eating healthy is difficult? It doesn't have to be!

Opioid allergies are often misdiagnosed. Improper allergy diagnosis may lead to delays in treatment and unnecessary drug avoidance.

Patients with cell phones at the pharmacy is a growing issue.

An international team of respiratory disease specialists looked back at 2017 and assembled a review of the current approaches to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Technology is great when it works, but in this case, the issue of recieving the wrong amount of insulin can be problematic.

Sanofi recently announced that the FDA has accepted the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) of dupilumab (Dupixent) for the maintenance treatment of asthma.

With new smartphones able to measure blood pressure, what does this mean for other companies who solely make these devices?

Can home voice assistants be the future of medication management in the near future?

WHO officials noted that “recent A(H3N2) viruses were better inhibited by ferret antisera raised against the egg-propagated reference virus A/Singapore/INFIMH-16-0019/2016 compared to ferret antisera raised against other recent egg-propagated A(H3N2) viruses.”

Despite signs that influenza activity is declining, overall activity remains elevated across most of the United States following this season’s peak in early February.

Officials with the FDA have issued a statement warning Consumers to be wary of unapproved products that claim to prevent, treat, or cure influenza.

We all make important interventions as pharmacists, but we don’t make front page headlines.

Through clinical and humanistic interventions, pharmacists can improve outcomes and lower costs for patients with diabetes.

This weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings, and more. Our Week in Review is a can't miss for the busy pharmacy professional.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis saves lives by reducing the risk of acquiring HIV, but the need for cost-saving is great.

March is MS awareness month, spotlighting this chronic, progressive disease that is growing in prevalence.

After the tragic death of his daughter, Emily, he has made it his life's work to reduce preventable medical errors.

The FDA approved ZTlido (lidocaine topical system) 1.8% for the treatment of pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia (PHA), which is caused by shingles.

A recent pilot looked into whether using a personal robot in a patients home could prevent readmission rates for those recently hospitalized with COPD.

What if Google Maps was powered to help patients navigate to their appointments quicker? Can Uber be a solution for transportation? New research sheds some light on these possibilities.

There are a lot of options for food items sold in your pharmacy—here is a simple guide to help you pick the very best.

Pharmacists can submit photos and captions to be featured on social media.

Helping patients find healthy and safe alternatives is key to supporting them with living a healthy lifestyle and decreasing gastrointestinal symptoms, fatigue and inflammation associated with celiac disease.