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Individuals with age-related hearing loss should not be treated with “standard” hearing aids, but fitted to their personal needs, while avoiding settings that add distortion.

The approval carries the limitation that bexagliflozin may increase the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis in patients with type 1 diabetes.

For adolescents and young adults affected by HIV, Google yielded higher quality information on pre-exposure prophylaxis more frequently compared to other search engines.

Not only is a combination of in-office visits and telemedicine an effective model of prenatal care, but it can be an alternative to those who face access barriers.

A smartwatch may be able to replace a sleep diary to evaluate falling asleep and waking times for those with insomnia.

Many living in lower-income rural populations face significant unmet social needs that can bar access to important mental health services.

Managing cost savings can soften the blow of direct and indirect remuneration fee reform that will impact pharmacists during the first half of 2024.

Christina M. Madison, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP, sat down with Lydia Bailey, PharmD, BCACP, pharmacy operations manager at St. Vincent De Paul Charitable Pharmacy

This months generic product news includes Nitisinone capsules, Prednisolone tablets, Carboprost Tromethamine injections, and Methsuximide capsules.

Despite the surge in new diabetes cases, the treatment options in in children remain limited.

Investigators said pre-exposure prophylaxis rollout is efficient in settings with high HIV incidence, but not in settings with low HIV incidence.

Inaccurate information, miscommunication during transition points can have dire consequences.

The findings could help in future vaccine prioritization strategies and therapeutic allocation policies for other pandemic.

Patients with perinatally-acquired HIV reported low emotional, instrumental, and friendship support at 37%, 32%, and 36%, respectively.

Mobile apps can help consumers acquire medications, but few help with adherence beyond automatic refills or medication synchronization.

Participants were able to stop treatment after achieving amyloid plaque clearance and experience lasting results.

Therapeutic drug monitoring is a growing and vital area for pharmacists to become involved in to increase patient success with inflammatory bowel disease remission.

Though the overall significance of the results were low, vitamin D was found to be especially useful in lowering the prevalence of myocardial infarction in older adults.

With the end of the national public health emergency for COVID-19 in May 2023, what can be expected as we look ahead to the 2023-2024 influenza season and beyond?

Study suggests supplemental oxygen may improve cognitive functions that are vital in motor learning, which can be important for people with neurological conditions or trauma.

The approval marks the first monoclonal antibody approved to protect all infants through their first respiratory syncytial virus season.

Mounting concerns about availability of cancer drugs raise questions about the current supply

Every pharmacist can make a difference in patients’ lives by taking the time to understand and fulfill the community’s social and cultural needs.

Identification is key: this silent disease can lead to complications.

Findings indicate that the supplements improved white blood cell and platelet alterations while improving the inflammatory profile during high-intensity interval training.

Tooth loss and gum disease may play a role in the health of the brain area that controls thinking and memory.

Study among the first to examine delayed or missed pediatric preventative care during COVID-19 that considers determinants, race, and ethnic group, according to the authors.

The practice has biologic, epigenetic, and structural implications on people living in these once-segregated areas.

Proof-of-concept device will be able to detect SARS-CoV-2 within minutes.

The approval makes remdesivir the first and only approved antiviral treatment for patients across all stages of renal disease.