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With the creation of a diabetes prevention program, participants are able to make lasting behavioral changes, such as eating healthier, increasing physical activity, and improving problem-solving skills.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists' (ASHP) Pharmacy Residency Match program continued its growth trend with nearly 5500 pharmacy students and residents paired with residency positions in 2021.

As breast cancer becomes an increasingly treatable disease, clinicians should provide personalized follow-up care to address varying burdens of symptoms up to 5 years after diagnosis.

In the summer of 2020, there were 2.5 times as many deaths per capita for Black Americans, compared to White Americans.

Case studies include recommendations for eye pain and allergy relief.

Finding the right medication or drug combination for individual patients is critical.

The institution joins 3 other ACPE-accredited pharmacy programs in North Carolina.

High engagement and collaboration between health systems and health plans is essential to implementing value-based models, according to a session at the Pharmacy Quality Alliance 2021 Annual Conference.

Policy changes impacting the star ratings for 2022 include additional flexibility provided during the COVID-19 pandemic and a revised Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances policy.

Working with colleagues or patients from different cultural backgrounds requires an open mind, especially when addressing common issues such as vaccine hesitancy.

During National Women’s Health Week, which takes place from May 9 to May 15, CVS Health announced new initiatives to further support women’s health and wellness during the month of May.

The KEYNOTE-522 trial met its dual primary endpoints of pathologic complete response and event-free survival, showing a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in EFS compared to neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone.

Some of the best accounts on social media have built an amazing, supportive community with just a few thousand followers.

Vericiguat (Verquvo, Merck) is indicated to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, heart failure hospitalizations, or the need for outpatient intravenous diuretics.

Slightly less than 1% of the pregnant patients died from COVID-19 compared to 3.5% of nonpregnant patients, according to the study findings.

Certain pre-existing conditions are common among people living with HIV/AIDS, which may contribute to the severity of their COVID-19 cases.

The study authors said that their findings show that cost-sharing may limit access to coverage and cause Medicaid to experience adverse selection.

The implementation of multi-gene panel testing may be a necessary part of the standard of care for all colorectal cancer patients.

Pharmacists interact with patients more than any other member of the health care team, therefore it is vital they help address barriers and gaps in member care that impact plan performance.

When lifestyle changes fail, medication becomes necessary to decrease chances of maternal and newborn complications.

Pharmacists can play a direct role in addressing social disparities of health in low-income communities by building trust and providing expertise to patients.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed the CEO of US Pharmacopeia (USP) Ronald Piervincenzi, PhD, to discuss USP’s history, the role of the pharmacist both in that history and in USP’s work today, and USP’s outlook on the future of pharmacy.

Pharmacists can educate patients about recommended treatment strategies to manage onychomycosis.

The research is a follow-up to a previous study published in March in which the researchers reported that only 17% of participating transplant recipients produced sufficient antibodies after just 1 dose of a 2-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimen.

Further, fewer than half of people who suffer from chronic nasal congestion seek help from a specialist to look deeper at the cause of their chronic problem.

Seeing the vital role of pharmacists during the pandemic has solidified many students' desire to join the profession.

The historical and cultural foundations of the use of psychedelic drugs, the failure of the war on drugs in the United States, and multiple examples of other countries successfully legalizing psychedelics without societal problems developing as a result make a clear argument for the legalization of psychedelic medicine.

A lack of pharmacies in minority neighborhoods may be contributing to persistent racial and ethnic health disparities, even in the largest cities in the United States.