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Study suggests that 8 out of 10 patients with breast cancer who receive treatment with TARGIT-IORT will not need a long course of post-operative external beam radiotherapy.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that pregnant women only made slight changes to their diet after a gestational diabetes diagnosis.

Post pandemic, these concepts are hitting the mainstream in the payer, policymaker environment.

Understanding how formularies work is essential in the world of pharmacy and knowledge on this topic can help pharmacists to better serve patients.

A combination of 2 bacteria were able to stay in the colon for an extended amount of time, rather than passing through the system quickly like other probiotics.

Researchers found an association between fruit intake and markers of insulin sensitivity, which meant that people who consumed more fruit had to produce less insulin to lower their blood glucose levels.

The researchers found that the proportion of patients requiring in-patient endoscopic interventions for their alcohol-related gastrointestinal and liver conditions increased.

Pharmacy Times spoke with Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM, practicing health care provider, and associate vice president for clinical resources at Vizient, about what pharmacists should know about vaccine hesitancy in general.

The ability of pharmacists in the United States to dispense naloxone in many states could be a considerable help for this public health problem.

The approval is based on a pair of Phase 3 studies in which oral ibrexafungerp demonstrated efficacy and a favorable tolerability profile in women with vulvovaginal candidiasis.

Frequent prostate-specific antigen screenings may lower the risk of metastasis at the time of diagnosis and lower mortality risk from prostate cancer among younger African American men.

Although many health systems offer wellness program for their staff, awareness and utilization of these services remains low.

Rates of death among patients with breast cancer due to any cause were 31% higher in states with Medicaid income eligibility limits no greater than 50% of the federal poverty level.

The once-daily, oral atypical antipsychotic medication has the same established antipsychotic efficacy of olanzapine with less weight gain.

Research could allow the study of long-term HIV infections and the testing of new curative therapies.

Findings showed a 34% decrease in the number of mental health services utilized by children under age 19 and a 22% decline in the number of mental health services utilized by adults aged 19 to 64.

Launched in 2020, a diabetes pilot program resulted in a significant improvement in patient outcomes for those enrolled.

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Study examines whether implementing an oral care protocol for general practitioners can improve patient-centered outcomes for individuals with type 2 diabetes.

A recent study also found that weight loss may decrease dependence on medication.

An overview of continuing education and advanced training offerings for pharmacy technicians and what is on the horizon for 2021.

The tool measures brain health based on cognitive performance and may be used in the future to predict the likelihood that an individual will develop memory and thinking problems as they age.

The approval represents the first and only oral sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator indicated for adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.

Not only are pharmacists drug experts, but the pandemic demonstrated that they can also perform COVID-19 testing and vaccinations alongside physicians and other health care providers.

Lung cancer, the most common cancer type with the highest mortality, can largely be categorized by the genetic mutations that cause it.

The body’s relationship with gut bacteria emerges after birth and in early infancy, during important immunological and physiological development.

Study indicates that teens and adults who use e-cigarettes have increased odds of developing asthma and having asthma attacks.