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Top news of the week from Pharmacy Times® surrounding the novel coronavirus.

According to the study authors, patients with MS who underwent the 4-week mindfulness training not only showed greater improvement in processing speed and regulating negative emotions than those who did not participate in any training, but they also improved compared with those who tried adaptive cognitive training (ACT).

Mental health first aid trains participants to recognize risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns.

The online resource center will host a webinar series and provide comprehensive coverage and updates on COVID-19 through Pharmacy Times®.

The cause of the majority of rare diseases is associated with 80% of the cases being genetically linked due to inheritance of mutated genes.

The new formulation of twice-a-day deferiprone 1000 mg oral tablets eliminates the mid-day dose, and provides patients with the ability to reduce serum ferritin levels, and cardiac and liver iron.

The Secretary of HHS, Alex M. Azar II, clarified in a statement that the PREP Act preempts state licensing laws that place restrictions on pharmacists’ ability to order and administer COVID-19 tests.

Today, we’re celebrating Kevin McCullough, PharmD, and Brandi McCullough, PharmD, owners of 5 pharmacies in rural Missouri.

With social distancing, it can seem difficult to have any kind of a routine to ground yourself and ensure you, the pharmacist, is being taken care of well.

Nearly 30% of the 2773 patients with COVID-19 received systemic coagulation during their time in the hospital.

According to study findings published in Cancer, mammography screenings reduce the rates of advanced and fatal cancers by more than 40%.

Many pharmaceutical manufacturers consider accreditation a prerequisite when either building their network or adding pharmacies to their network.

There is increasingly available technology to help patients manage their disease states, stay healthy, change lifestyles, and adhere to their medication.

As the pharmacy industry continues to change, certified pharmacy technicians have the opportunity to step into new roles, taking on more responsibility in helping their pharmacy teams as well as the patients they serve.

Today, we’re celebrating Homa Rezaei, a fourth-year pharmacy student in Azarbaijan.

The prescription drug is indicated for facilitating tracheal intubation, and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation.

Some researchers are beginning to explore how early screenings could help catch T1D and similar conditions earlier.

As states begin to consider reopening businesses around the country, questions remain for pharmacies regarding appropriate strategies to protect the communities they serve from COVID-19.

Patients with COVID-19 between the ages of 20 and 59 years who also had asthma needed a ventilator to assist with breathing for 5 days more on average than non-asthmatic patients with COVID-19, according to a press release.

The FDA and Aetion have announced an agreement to collaborate on advanced analytical techniques in an effort to answer urgent research questions about COVID-19.

Pharmacy continues to be female dominated, according to the survey.

There is a number of things that pharmacy students can do to help their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to an NIH press release, researchers will analyze the medical records of up to 21,000 women to evaluate whether changes to health care delivery that were implemented as a result of the pandemic have led to higher rates of pregnancy-related complications and cesarean delivery.

The intention of risk evaluation and mitigation strategy programs is to ensure that the patient gets potentially dangerous drugs that are monitored appropriately.

The approval is based on an interim analysis from the phase 3 IMpower110 study, which showed atezolizumab monotherapy improved overall survival by 7.1 months compared with chemotherapy in people with high PD-L1 expression, according to a press release.

The placement of clinical pharmacists at the nexus of functional pharmacogenomics and in specialty pharmacy care makes good sense.

Today, we’re celebrating Edwin Gbenebitse, RPh, who has owned Ashland Pharmacy in Brooklyn, New York, for 21 years.