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The approval makes remdesivir the first and only approved antiviral treatment for patients across all stages of renal disease.

Data show these cases pose some of the most significant threats to patients and health systems.

Because of its prevalence in approximately 50% of breast cancers, the outcomes of HER2-low treatment have a significant impact on patient outcomes.

Irreversible Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor produces positive results in patients with relapsed/refractory marginal zone lymphoma.

Evidence remains limited for specific therapies to treat the disease, but new clinical trials are ongoing.

Impact of healthy eating was especially evident in countries where consumption of these foods is low, which elevates the risk for cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes.

MicroRNA has shown the potential to more effectively and accurately identify C. difficile infections and manage it after diagnosis.

Express Scripts recently announced the addition of 3 Humira biosimilars to its main formulary.

Nivolumab-based combinations have shown significant survival benefits across several tumor types, including melanoma and advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Study shows equivalent overall survival among younger adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia aged 15 to 29 and older adults aged 30 to 50 with normal BMI.

Using artificial intelligence to sort and respond to patient queries could streamline processes and alleviate provider burnout.

Optimizing efforts to treat patients using medication for opioid use disorder with cognitive dysfunction can improve PrEP treatment rates and reduce overall rates of HIV infection, a recent study indicates.

Investigators urge policymakers to establish flexible models that maximize coverage when respiratory syncytial virus activity is high and minimize unnecessary doses when viral activity is low.

Fecal microbiota transplantation is a process that restores bacterial diversity in the gut microbiome after standard-of-care antimicrobial therapy.

Intravenous immunoglobulin independently contributed to the reduction of pathogenic autoantibody levels associated with vasculitis in patients with severe kidney injury, a new study shows.

Wide-ranging options for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis initiation in different settings and though different providers should be maintained to ensure underserved populations get adequate treatment options.

The updated label for inclisiran (Leqvio) includes patients with comorbidities, such as hypertension and diabetes, who have yet to experience a cardiovascular event.

The risk of heart failure was higher in low- and middle-income countries when compared to high-income countries.

Pharmacist-led post-cardiovascular surgery outpatient glycemic management services help reduce hospital readmissions and sternal wound infections in patients with uncontrolled diabetes who recently underwent an interventional cardiology procedure.

Albumin is a cost-effective predictor of intravenous immunoglobulin-resistance in young patients with Kawasaki disease.

HCV infection is mostly curable and treated with antiviral medications, which can clear the virus from the body.

The landscape of clinical trials in oncology is rapidly evolving, driven by increasing research efforts and advancements in the field of clinical research.

Institutional review boards and ethics committees have seen it as their main task in the past few decades to protect children from questionable studies; however, they are faced with a new challenge with pediatric drug development.

Population well-being was associated with cardiovascular disease morality and rates of conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity.

Clostridioides difficile infection can be difficult to treat, but increasing disease awareness can improve screening and treatment outcomes.

Drug-induced myopathy is an underdiagnosed adverse effect of treatment with hydroxychloroquine with unclear treatment interventions other than discontinuing the drug.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis of neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies may be preventative against SARS-CoV-2 transmission, decreasing frequency of new infections and number of hospitalized patients who need antiviral therapies, thus lowering costs.

When a patient is engaged in the home by a team that includes a pharmacist resource, social determinants of health issues become more clear and the care team can help close the gaps.

Aside from the clinically significant risks associated with polypharmacy, an increased pill burden can be unaffordable and difficult to manage.

Despite an increase in HIV and poorer clinical outcomes among migrant populations, the uptake of PrEP among these individuals has been understudied.