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Individuals taking erenumab had a 55.4% reduction from baseline in their monthly migraine days, results from HER-MES show.

Use lowest effective dosages to prevent constipation, sedation, respiratory depression, and more.

Patients who received information in their native language reported being more likely to understand the information about their medication.

A pharmacist can offer up to date knowledge on the clinical evidence behind new drugs, serving as a source of guidance for patients amongst the controversy with aducanumab and other new medications for Alzheimer disease.

Ismail Lourido Ali, the director and counsel of policy and advocacy at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), addresses the difference between legalization and decriminalization of psychedelic drugs, specifically in reference to the impact on medical research.

Study results show that those with lymphoproliferative disorders are the most likely to develop the virus after vaccination.

Parents or legal guardians of children in this age range are now able to schedule appointments for vaccination.

Penn State investigators have found that foods with 6.5 grams, or about 1.3 teaspoons, were linked to reducing hypertension after 4 weeks.

Gaby Gabriel, MD, program director, interventional radiology residency and assistant program director, diagnostic radiology residency, University of Kentucky, discusses areas of concern when approaching the combination and sequencing of liver-directed therapy with systemic therapy.

A single 1200 mg subcutaneous dose of casirivimab and imdevimab (Regen-COV, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals), a preventative COVID-19 treatment, reduced the risk of contracting COVID-19 by 81.6% during months 2-8, according to additional results from a phase 3 trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Ten quiz questions to assess your knowledge on common symptoms and treatments for breast cancer.

Compound W is used to help remove warts, corns, and calluses.

Durvalumab is a human immunoglobulin G1 kappa monoclonal antibody that binds to PD-L1 and blocks the interaction of PD-L1 with PD-1 and CD80.

Adam Olszewski, MD, associate professor of medicine in Alpert Medical School at Brown University, discusses how the care setting can impact patient outcomes in the treatment of Burkitt lymphoma.

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome typically causes overly flexible joints and stretchy, fragile skin.

Gaby Gabriel, MD, program director, interventional radiology residency and assistant program director, diagnostic radiology residency, University of Kentucky, discusses the potential sequencing in the combination of liver-directed therapy with systemic therapy.

Specialty pharmacists give physicians and specialists the opportunity to focus less on non-medical issues and more on the patient and efficiently finding the most optimal therapy.

However, the trial failed to demonstrate that dose-escalated radiation therapy (RT) was superior to conventional RT.

The investigators found that older adults who studied Spanish had similar improvements to critical cognitive skills as those engaged in brain training activities specifically targeting those skills.

Gaby Gabriel, MD, program director, interventional radiology residency and assistant program director, diagnostic radiology residency, University of Kentucky, discusses the results of combining liver-directed therapy with systemic therapy when treating patients with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors.

This research could help improve the efficacy of antibiotics without clinicians having to attempt risky strategies such as providing patients with higher doses or relying on the discovery of new types of antibiotics, according to the study authors.

Rivaroxaban (Xarelto; Janssen) found superior to aspirin in reducing the risk of recurrent stroke or systemic embolism in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.

Diurex Water Capsules treat bloating, swelling, and other signs of water weight gain related to menstrual symptoms.

By inhibiting SGLT2, dapagliflozin reduces reabsorption of filtered glucose.

Gaby Gabriel, MD, program director, interventional radiology residency and assistant program director, diagnostic radiology residency, University of Kentucky, discussed how systemic therapy differs from liver-directed therapy.

Approximately 75% of people diagnosed with Alagille syndrome in childhood live to at least 20 years of age.

Adam Olszewski, MD, associate professor of medicine in Alpert Medical School at Brown University, discusses the rate of treatment-related mortality and the most common causes in the treatment of Burkitt lymphoma.

Gaby Gabriel, MD, program director, interventional radiology residency and assistant program director, diagnostic radiology residency, University of Kentucky, discussed how liver-directed therapy is approached in the treatment of liver metastases in patients with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors.

Peter Stenvinkel, MD, PhD, FASN, full professor and senior lecturer at Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, discusses what pharmacists can do to support patients in the intervention or prevention of chronic kidney disease.