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Women who had migraines before menopause had a 29% increased risk of developing high blood pressure after menopause.

Historic COVID-19 vaccination efforts have illustrated the value of pharmacists, reinforcing many pharmacy students' desire to be a part of the profession.

A high dose of vitamin D administered at the time of admission to the hospital cannot improve the condition of patients with moderate to severe COVID-19, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Researchers found that the amount of time between the onset of heart attack symptoms and an artery-clearing percutaneous coronary intervention was an important target for public education efforts.

There are a number of ways in which job design and working conditions can be improved in the community pharmacy setting, either on the store level or on an organization-wide basis.

This data could offer additional insights into how the pandemic may be impacting the nation's children, according to the study authors.

In total during the pandemic, the agency gives thumbs-up to 948 applications, including 72 first approvals.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Scott J. Knoer, MS, PharmD, FASHP, the EVP and CEO of APhA, on how the recently introduced Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Area Enhancement Act may impact pharmacy and health care outlooks.

Americans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need to wear masks when outside alone, with members of their household, or when attending small outdoor gatherings.

According to Michael Sneed, executive vice president of global corporate affairs and chief communication officer for Johnson & Johnson, the health care system has chronically left people of color behind, and the inequities seen throughout the COVID-19 pandemic are only the latest examples.

As new variants of the virus come to rise, it is crucial to continue to address the safety concerns with mass COVID-19 immunizations during the pandemic as well as provide solutions to reduce the exposure and spread of the virus.

Patient and provider organizations urge the Department of Health and Human Services and the Biden administration to enact policies and protections that improve prescription drug affordability for people in the United States.

Sudden disruptions in the supply of street drugs when the COVID-19 pandemic began were associated with an increase in overdose deaths and other harms.

Despite the fact that 98% of the survey respondents said they were aware of PrEP, less than 25% were currently taking it.

The FDA has approved Gemtesa (vibegron; Urovant Sciences) tablets to treat overactive bladder (OAB) with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence (UUI), urgency, and urinary frequency.

For World Immunization Week, Pharmacy Times® interviewed Nurisha Wade, MBA, VP of Global Healthcare Quality & Safety Center of Excellence at US Pharmacopeia (USP), and Farah Towfic, PharmD, MBA, director, CEO of Operations at USP, on USP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Handling Toolkit.

Beattie's Healthmart is known for stellar customer service and its 3 playful, yet protective, dogs.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Scott J. Knoer, MS, PharmD, FASHP, the EVP and CEO of the American Pharmacists Association, on the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Area Enhancement Act that was recently introduced in Congress.

Nocturnal respiratory events, when they either completely or partially block the airways, often cause repeated oxygen desaturations and interrupted sleep in patients with OSA, leading to abnormal nervous system function.

Broadly, the study results showed that if a participant's cognitive ability, physical health, or mental health declined over the course of the 6-month study period, that participant became less cognitively engaged as the tasks increased in difficulty.

The study found that more than 10% of participants who were previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 (seropositive) became reinfected, compared with new infections in 50% of participants who had not been previously infected (seronegative).

A new service connects community pharmacies with health care systems to support the delivery of health care products and services through crowdsourcing.

Face mask usage may help, and pharmacists can provide other education and guidance about safe and proper use of nonprescription medications.

A CDC panel voted to add a warning label to the vaccine regarding rare cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.

Pharmacists and other clinicians share responsibility for relieving symptoms, preventing transmission, and avoiding complications.

The POETYK PSO-1 and POETYK PSO-2 trials, which evaluated deucravacitinib 6 mg once daily, met both co-primary endpoints versus placebo, with significantly more patients achieving Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) 75 response and a static Physician's Global Assessment score of clear or almost clear (sPGA 0/1) after 16 weeks of treatment with deucravacitinib.

Individuals who had COVID-19 and recovered had a robust antibody response after the first mRNA vaccine dose, but little immune benefit after the second dose.

The study highlights a new role for pregnancy-associated plasma protein A, known as PAPPA, in gestational diabetes, with translational potential as both a diagnostic tool and therapeutic target.

The decrease was lower in children under 2 years of age and recovered quickly in that group, but it remained persistent in older children.

During the Renaissance, a theory emerged in Europe regarding the source of human madness: a stone that was wedged deep inside the brain.