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The study included data on ventilator-associated pneumonia and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia, finding lower rates associated with daily toothbrushing.

The majority (86.7%) of patients in the study got less than 7 hours of sleep each night.

Comprehensive medication reviews and drug interaction assessments are examples of clinical interventions

The results confirm tebentafusp as a standard of care.

Tune in to this episode of Public Health Matters for a captivating exploration of global public health through the lens of a pharmacist and traveler.

These drugs have interesting mechanisms, unique use, or may support expanded indications in the future.

The pharmacies, which include 8 major chains, were revealed to provide prescription records to law enforcement agencies without court orders or warrants.

The results of the study show the importance of considering neighborhood-level disparities to address and improve medication adherence, according to investigators.

The study authors note that the findings could be significant in future HIV vaccine design and development, as well as new approaches to HIV immunotherapy.

Individuals received 4 daily short messages that reminding them to participate in self-care, active engagement, and early intervention for the first 30 days of the study.

Investigators aim to find a substitution for incomplete Freund adjuvant, which is not suitable for use in humans but shows a strong response to antigen-specific systemic immune responses.

Investigators will evaluate prophylactic tocilizumab prior to treatment with teclistamab.

Preclinical data showed that LP-184 shrunk tumors in vivo by more than 90% in just 8 weeks.

The results support perioperative nivolumab as a potential new treatment option.

Language gaps resulted in barriers and underdiagnosing in children with common allergies, limiting support for these patients and their families.

The CMS FAQ ruling is resulting in barriers to care for patients.

This approval makes birch triterpenes the first treatment for wounds associated with junctional epidermolysis bullosa to be approved by the FDA.

If approved, V116 would offer significant improvements in safety and effectiveness for the prevention of pneumococcal disease.

Amiodarone also provides pan-variant protection against toxins, a potentially growing area of research in C. difficile infection treatment.

The study authors note that interventions to reverse frailty, such as screening and assessments to identify issues, can help in the management of COPD and asthma and lead to better prognoses.

Previously, garadacimab was granted an orphan drug designation as a therapy for hereditary angioedema by both the FDA and EMA.

Less than 1% of individuals developed Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), but for those who previously had a CDI the year before, 12% developed a new infection.

The antibody response among those that interrupted treatment was doubled at 4 weeks and 1.5 times greater at 26 weeks.

Treatment options can be limited for this patient population.

Rosemary Sassic-Mihalko, PharmD, is the fourth owner and first female owner of pittsburgh’s oldest pharmacy

Fran Gregory, PharmD, MBA, vice president of emerging therapies at Cardinal Health, discusses the dynamic landscape of the biosimilars market, providing key insights into its current status and future projections.

Using information from clinical studies and her experiences working in the field, Stephanie Kirk describes treatment options that are on the horizon, and how removing stigma is key in HIV care.

There is a prognostic impact of clinical and immunohistochemistry markers.