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Rebekah Walker, PhD raises awareness of the long-lasting health implications caused by historic redlining.

Value-based payment models are becoming increasingly common, leading clinicians to find novel ways to engage patients and improve disease control with the goal of reducing morbidity, mortality, and cost.

Within the Veterans Health Administration System, primary care pharmacists are embedded in primary care panels and work alongside primary care physicians and nurses to optimize medication management for patients.

Improving collaboration and communication between all members of the health care team is one way to address these challenges.

Milind Desai, MD, MBA shares insight into the REMS program for patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

This is the first trial that tested the effect of any medication on major heart failure outcomes in patients with HFpEF and obesity, according to investigators.

High fluctuations (in the top 25%) in total cholesterol were associated with a 60% increase in dementia and a 23% increase in cognitive decline.

The indication is for adult and pediatric patients 1 year and older with a lysine methyltransferase 2A gene translocation.

Pharmacists can continue to spread awareness of the importance of receiving a shingles vaccine.

The tablets become the first and only nilotinib with no mealtime restrictions indicated for this population.

IVIG was found to cease development of new lesions and heal previously documented erosions without adverse events to the patient or fetus.

The use of outpatient pharmacy protocols for glucose testing and insulin administration supplies should be expanded to assist patients in the self-management of diabetes.

The system, currently in early development in Japan, could minimize the need for blood tests, blood pressure cuffs, or expensive wearable devices.

Embracing artificial intelligence and other tools will be necessary to push the field forward.

The global temperature has risen by an average of 0.11° Fahrenheit per decade since 1850, or about 2 degrees in total.

Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, CACP will be moderating a session about social determinants of health and heart failure.

The Connecticut Society of Health-System Pharmacists Technician Committee survey explores the perception of career growth opportunities and challenges.

Increasing vaccine coverage among adults at highest risk could lessen associated hospitalizations and severe outcomes caused by RSV.

The strongest association is found between asthma and the risk of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, though these links do not equate to causality.

Use of antitherapeutic medication prescribed for herpes zoster related to lower risk of subsequent dementia.

Community pharmacists are playing an increasing role in sexual and reproductive health services and can provide that trustworthy information to patients.

The label includes postmarking reports showing rare instances of pulmonary aspiration for patients undergoing procedures that require general anesthesia or deep sedation.

The 2024 American Heart Association and American Stroke Association stroke prevention guidelines recommend glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists to reduce the risk of stroke in individuals with diabetes and high cardiovascular risk.

The intervention methods—annual asthma reviews, inhaler technique checks, and asthma management plans—were most effective when performed in the same visit.

The data also shows similar results for children with mothers who have pre-pregnancy body mass index outside of normal range.

These therapies represent an encouraging advancement in cardiovascular care.

Eladocagene exuparvovec-tneq is the first FDA-approved gene therapy for individuals with aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency.