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Although all legislation is currently on hold in Congress, there are important actions under consideration for pharmacy, including digital therapeutics, access to care, and health care disparities.

Health-related quality of life scores were positively associated with log MHI and Bacteriodia, and negatively with Gammaproteobacteria and Bacilli.

Treatment-emergent adverse events associated with Rebyota for Clostridioides difficile infection were more prevalent in those with renal comorbidities than in those without and were moderate in severity as well as related to pre-existing conditions.

In this episode, John Beckner, RPh, of the National Community Pharmacists Association, speaks with Ed Cohen, PharmD, FAPhA, about seasonal immunizations, specifically the new COVID-19 formulations.

Karline Peal, MBA of Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center discusses the positive impact technology has had in health care and how it can be implemented in the future.

Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, MPH, AAHIVP, discusses being the second pharmacist in IDSA history to receive a society award and what this means not only for her, but for the field.

Jennifer Mathieu, MA from the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) discusses what to expect from AMCP Nexus 2023 and some of the sessions she is looking forward to.

Pharmacy Times will be providing exclusive session coverage and interviews with presenters for the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Nexus 2023 conference.

Providing clinical trials at community locations allows patients with travel restrictions to access novel treatments that are typically studied academic institutions.

Diversity in patient populations, including age, race, ethnicity, and underrepresented regions, have increased in early-phase National Cancer Institute-sponsored trials.

Sotorasib (Lumakras) plus carboplatin and pemetrexed shows promise in the first line treatment of advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

There is lots of information about matters of women's health online, both true and untrue, but pharmacists remain a credible source for educating women about health matters.

Consumerization of health care solutions is connected to a growing desire of patients to have accessible health care/health data and an individualized care experience.

Generative artificial intelligence is a type of self-learning software that can increase the time pharmacists can allocate to patients, improve medication adherence, and allow patients to access health data on a whim.

“I've never met a pharmacist who didn't want to improve the health of the American people. That's what they're doing and will be doing well in the future,” Steven C. Anderson tells Pharmacy Times at NACDS TSE, August 12 through 14, 2023, San Diego, California.

Opportunities for an additional specialization in molecular pathology may be helpful to train professionals in the real-time interpretation of gene therapy test results.

Annual NCODA Oncology Institute brings together leaders in industry to speak with leaders in clinical practice to discuss some of the commonalities and areas of opportunity to address challenges facing oncology professionals.

Session at NACDS Total Store Expo leadership discusses NACDS initiatives and world events.

The launch of adalimumab biosimilars are expected to affect spending in the immunology space.

Session at NACDS Total Store Expo discusses how pharmacies can leverage their accessibility to decrease diet-related diseases through health and wellness.

Expert weighs in on the growth of specialty drug spending, particularly with drugs in immunology, neurology, and weight loss.

Session at NACDS Total Store Expo discusses how to address shortcomings in women’s health areas in the health and wellness industry.

Pharmacists can improve patient access to both healthful foods and necessary medicines as a continuum of care in underserved communities.

Session at NACDS Total Store Expo discusses minor changes that retail companies can make to mesh artificial intelligence into their work to increase sales, improve margins, and lower costs.

Entrepreneurs and healthcare retailers can support pharmacists by digitizing the recommendation model and closing the diagnostic gap.

Educator and pharmacy advocate encourages pharmacists to work together to improve the scope of the profession and patient access to services.

Early safety studies of NK-cell infusion have demonstrated the potential of NK-cell infusion, showing it may be the next revolution in cancer treatment.

Data suggest the therapy can induce prolonged clinical benefit, even after treatment discontinuation.