NCPA Urges Biden Administration to Consider Independent Pharmacies as Part of COVID-19 Strategy
January 26th 2021Following the release of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 response strategy, NCPA issued its support and urged the government to also consider engaging independent pharmacies in its implementation.
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Study: Personalized Brain Stimulation Alleviates Severe Depression Symptoms
January 25th 2021The approach is being developed specifically as a potential treatment for the significant fraction of people with debilitating depression who do not respond to existing therapies and are at high risk of suicide.
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FDA Approves Rilpivirine, Cabotegravir as the First Long-Acting Regimen for HIV Treatment
January 23rd 2021The FDA has approved cabenuva, which consists of rilpivirine and cabotegravir, for treating HIV-1 infection in adults. This therapy is the first once-monthly, long-acting injectable to be approved for the treatment of HIV.
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Severe Menopause Symptoms Linked With Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
January 22nd 2021Health care providers should be more cognizant of psychological complications and sexual dysfunction risks in women with premature ovarian insufficiency and should work with patients to identify options for relief.
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Triggering a Tumor Antiviral Immune Response in Patients With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
January 22nd 2021During a study investigating therapeutics that target how RNA splicing activates antiviral immune pathways in triple-negative breast cancers, researchers observed that endogenous RNA in tumor cells that had been mis-spliced is able to mimic an RNA virus.
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Survey Finds Vast Majority of Pharmacists Plan to or Have Been Vaccinated Against COVID-19
January 22nd 2021In successive surveys over the past several months, an increasing number of pharmacists said they plan to be immunized, plan to manage the logistics of handling the vaccine, and will administer it to patients.
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Study: Fried Food Intake Linked to Heightened Serious Heart Disease, Stroke Risk
January 21st 2021The study authors noted that although the Western diet does not promote good cardiovascular health, it is not clear exactly what contribution fried food might make to the risks of serious heart disease and stroke.
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Study: Sharp Decline in Cancer Screenings, Diagnoses During the First COVID-19 Surge
January 21st 2021The study findings emphasize the need for people who missed or postponed a cancer screening test early in the pandemic to contact their health care provider to discuss the potential need to reschedule it, according to the study authors.
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FDA Grants Priority Review to Treatment for Resected Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
January 21st 2021FDA grant priority review to a supplemental biologics license application for nivolumab (Opdivo) for use as an adjuvant treatment for patients with resected esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer.
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