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The uncommon disease shares features of both lymphoma and myeloma.

The majority of study participants demonstrated improvement of infraorbital hollows through 1 year.

The agency has also approved the baclofen oral suspension for Azurity Pharmaceuticals to treat individuals with other spinal cord diseases or injuries.

Following the first 3 days after a COVID-19 diagnosis, the risk of stroke quickly decreased.

Data have shown that patients with treatment-resistant anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder are among those who would benefit from an expanded treatment offering that would include psychedelic medicines.

Monoclonal antibodies are highly effective at treating the virus, but they have often gone to the healthiest patients, instead of those over aged 65 years.

PainBloc inhibits joint pain from arthritis at the source.

Culturally tailored patient navigation can improve underserved individuals’ health literacy, trust in the health care system, and use of cancer screening tools, study results show.

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

Growing pains may be linked to a lowered pain threshold or, in some cases, to psychological issues.

The results of a pilot program investigating the efficacy of remote patient monitoring for patients with cancer showed that it helped to keep high-risk individuals out of the hospital.

Communication, flexibility, and virtual solutions will remain key as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Effective specialty pharmacies learn to meet the changing needs of patients and stakeholders.

The industry has been ushered into a new age of medicine.

Trametinib emerged as a novel therapeutic approach for low-grade serous carcinoma due to a high prevalence of activating mutations in the mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway.

Millions of people are still getting COVID-19, so the need for additional tools to fight the virus remains strong.

But 3 main challenges stand in the way of their adoption: patent litigation, patient and physician concerns, and rebates and reimbursements.

Investigators also found that intravenous immunoglobulins tend to be associated with increased frequency, though not significant, of serious adverse events.

The vaccine targets the outer surface protein A of Borrelia burgdorferi, which is the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.

Pfizer and BioNTech are seeking an Emergency Use Authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine to include children 6 months through 4 years of age.

Although the researchers were able to find an association between a heart attack and faster cognitive decline, the findings did not establish that a heart attack directly causes cognitive decline.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis taking at least 3 targeted therapies were found to have a greater risk of developing herpes zoster.

Greenstick fractures occur most commonly in children because their bones are softer and more flexible than the bones of adults.

Investigators say more research is needed to better define the etiological sex differences in young adults and the contributions of nontraditional risk factors.

In the third episode of Coffee With Suzy, Suzanne Soliman, PharmD, BCMAS, spoke with Seena Haines, PharmD, BCACP, to share insights on improving self-care for women in pharmacy.

During that time period, patients with high-deductible health plans spent on average $133 per 30-day supply, a cost threshold associated with a more than 50% rate of prescription abandonment, according to the researchers.

The paper also outlines the cardiovascular effects during sports of doping substances, prescribed and OTC medicines, legal performance-enhancing supplements, and experimental drugs.

New study results show that the drugs, which block estrogen production, are more effective for premenopausal and postmenopausal women.

The research team looked at tumor samples, CT scans, and immune markers from the patients, finding that those who had taken part in the exercise program showed a better response to the chemotherapy.

Stuart Staggs, senior director of strategic programs at McKesson, discussed the encouraging metrics associated with use of the Oncology Care Model (OCM) sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.