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Health care practitioners and manufacturers must change practice patterns and management strategies.

If gut-imprinted immune cells are diluted in comparison to immune cells triggered by other parts of the body, there could be implications for the oral-based COVID-19 vaccines currently under development.

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Medication should be considered for patients with slightly elevated blood pressure who do not respond to 6 months of healthy lifestyle changes, according to a new statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) published in Hypertension.

Individuals with an average risk of colorectal cancer said they would prefer a stool-based screening test for colorectal cancer over colonoscopy.

Pharmacists can play a vital role by offering inhaler counseling and helping improve adherence, especially during COVID-19.

The relatively new combination of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors with VEGF inhibitors represents a promising option for patients with various malignancies.

In 1932, chemist Gordon Alles synthesized the compound beta-phenylisopropylamine while investigating a new asthma medicine.

Researchers have created a new tool that allows doctors and scientists to evaluate infant brain health by assessing the concentration of various metabolites in the brain, according to a study published in NMR in Biomedicine.

Although therapeutics and vaccines for COVID-19 have dominated the news in the last year, development of other drugs has continued.

Prevention methods, including smoking cessation and public education, remain critical in combating the United States’ third most common cancer type.

The efforts of pharmacists to keep their doors open during the pandemic, build COVID-19 testing sites, and prepare for and administer COVID-19 vaccinations took extraordinary investment and determination.

In addition to altered supply chains and medication access during the early months of the pandemic, the report predicts long-term changes for both COVID-19 survivors and those with chronic illnesses.

A metanalysis published in SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine found that administering the therapies early in a patient’s treatment could be associated with better outcomes.

Although transthyretin can play a negative role in patients with amyloidosis, it may have protective effects in patients with Alzheimer disease.

The data found fewer adverse effects in the general population with both the Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca vaccines than reported in trials.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, created in 1849, contained morphine and alcohol and was widely distributed.

Preliminary study results showed no safety concerns among pregnant women that received Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

Cedric Richmond, senior advisor to President Biden and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, thanked the NACDS and other health care providers for their hard work during a session at the 2021 NACDS Annual Meeting.

Pharmacists must work to keep patients informed and safe so they can continue to deliver lifesaving cancer care.

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the US Senate that would give millions of Medicare patients in medically underserved communities access to critical primary health care services delivered by pharmacists across the country.

Women who had migraines before menopause had a 29% increased risk of developing high blood pressure after menopause.

Directions in Oncology Pharmacy® is getting to know oncology pharmacy professionals through a series of interviews. In this issue, we talk to David DeRemer, PharmD, BCOP, FCCP, FHOPA, president of the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) Board of Directors, whose term ends this month.

Historic COVID-19 vaccination efforts have illustrated the value of pharmacists, reinforcing many pharmacy students' desire to be a part of the profession.

A high dose of vitamin D administered at the time of admission to the hospital cannot improve the condition of patients with moderate to severe COVID-19, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The Star Rating for Biosimilars Act, HR 2855, aims to create a biosimilars access measure in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Star Ratings Program.

Researchers found that the amount of time between the onset of heart attack symptoms and an artery-clearing percutaneous coronary intervention was an important target for public education efforts.

There are a number of ways in which job design and working conditions can be improved in the community pharmacy setting, either on the store level or on an organization-wide basis.

This data could offer additional insights into how the pandemic may be impacting the nation's children, according to the study authors.

In total during the pandemic, the agency gives thumbs-up to 948 applications, including 72 first approvals.