NIH Study to Evaluate Drugs Prescribed to Children with COVID-19
June 11th 2020Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have launched an effort to evaluate drugs prescribed to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in infants, children, and adolescents across the United States.
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COVID-19 Loneliness Linked to Elevated Psychiatric Symptoms in Older Adults
June 11th 2020A new study conducted by researchers at Bar-Ilan University and the University of Haifa has linked coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-based loneliness in older adults with elevated psychiatric symptoms of anxiety, depression, and trauma symptoms that immediately follow exposure to trauma.
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Study Estimates Diabetes Could Result in a Loss of 6.4 Million Years of Life in the UK
June 10th 2020A recent study in the UK that estimated the amount of life lost from type 1 and type 2 diabetes in the country’s population found that the loss amounted to approximately 6.4 million years of future life in the current population.
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COVID-19 Mortality Alarmingly High in Dialysis Patients
June 10th 2020Of 400 dialysis patients with the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital as reference in Barcelona, Spain, 21 contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the mortality rate in this center was 24%, according to the opening presentation at the ERA-EDTA Congress conference.
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Study: High-Salt Diet Impacts Health of Gut Microbiome
June 10th 2020Reducing salt intake to a healthier level appears to be beneficial for the gut microbiome and blood pressure, especially in females with untreated hypertension, according to researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.
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Study: Ribociclib in Breast Cancer Found as Added Benefit for Certain Women After Menopause
June 9th 2020In the new data cut-offs from both studies, the survival advantages for the combination with fulvestrant and combination with an aromatase inhibitor were shown, but major disadvantages were also evident, according to the IQWiG.
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PharmD Students Cope With Transitions in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly pushed traditional face-to-face instruction within schools of pharmacy into a fully remote learning environment.
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