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Home infusion of teprotumumab-trbw (Tepezza), a breakthrough treatment for thyroid eye disease, was found to effectively minimize the chance of infection with coronavirus disease 2019 for both patients and staff of Chartwell Pennsylvania, LP.

The investigators noted that the shift toward value-based care has placed a greater emphasis on preventive care and chronic disease management services as delivered by multidisciplinary health care teams.

In the United States, these findings would translate to more than 269,000 prevented breast cancer cases and nearly 44,000 prevented cases of ovarian cancer.

Pharmacists offer a variety of services that can help patients to manage diabetes and other chronic conditions, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vitamin K levels show observational relationship with risk of death in older population.

A new treatment that targets the physical properties of the herpes virus, not just the virus proteins, shows promise.

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The approval represents the first for a second-line treatment for adult patients who progressed during or after first-line therapy.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has announced that the 2020 Midyear Meeting, scheduled to be held December 6-10, 2020, will be entirely virtual.

There is no perfect moment to timestamp the accelerated, massive movement toward finding and distributing the first vaccine candidates for the coronavirus 2019 pandemic.

Representatives from the organizations spoke with HHS last week before President Donald Trump signed several executive orders, including one that would address manufacturer rebates also collected by PBMs.

According to researchers at the Asan Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea, patients who have left their shingles symptoms untreated have an increased risk of dementia.

According to a study published in Genome Medicine, the disruption of gut bacteria through the use of antibiotics soon after birth has the ability to affect the immune system’s process of maturation.

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Officials with the FDA have approved atezolizumab plus cobimetinib and vemurafenib for the treatment of patients with BRAF V600 mutation-positive advanced melanoma.

A goal of both projects is to stimulate and demonstrate the impact of optimizing health information technology that enhances medication safety, and to improve patient outcomes.

Pharmacists can play an important role in substance abuse awareness and prevention, and the series is funded by DisposeRx.

Pharmacists, researchers, and other health care professionals must keep pushing these boundaries to continue advancing the field of medicine and providing effective patient care.

The study emphasized the population below the poverty line, for whom food insecurities can make vitamin and mineral intake even more challenging.

Lilly is helping people living with diabetes manage the cost of insulin with affordability solutions.

In a recent study, researchers found that Zoster Vaccine Live, a type of shingles vaccine, may prevent stroke in some older adults.

A virtual event was hosted on July 28 by the Economic Club of Washington, DC, on how to immunize Americans as fast as possible upon the release of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Practicing according to HIPAA standards, though, is not just to protect yourself legally, but it is the right thing to do by way of patient care, particularly through the ethical tenets of beneficence and patient autonomy.

Magnesium is needed to properly metabolize vitamin D.

The FDA released a recent statement explaining that it is now recommending all pharmacists discuss naloxone with patients when prescribing opioid pain relievers or medicines to treat opioid use disorder (OUD).

Although the rapid expansion of telehealth has been an essential part of keeping patients safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the potential long-term effects of this expansion have not been fully understood.

An expert panel of world-renowned professionals will discuss the latest details on the rapid advances in vaccine development and what they mean to clinicians on the front line.

As legislators debate the next stimulus package, pharmacists are expressing dismay that the current language does not include designating pharmacists as providers under Medicare Part B for COVID-19 testing and immunization.

Individuals covered via high-deductible health care plans not found to have a greater risk of heart attack or stroke.