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The new CDC-approved app launched January 1, 2023.

In querying pharmacists about what is required to be successful, many so-called “soft skills” in the social and administrative sciences rise to the top, but more evidence is needed.

With the release of the 2022 AHA/ACC Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure, patients with HFpEF now have a wider range of treatment options.

The findings provide an alternative delivery strategy for peptide-based drugs and suggest that such techniques and principles could be applied to a broader range of drugs.

Patients with depression were significantly less likely to have adequate 12-month adherence to antiplatelets, β-blockers, and statins than those without depression.

There are currently 33 RSV prevention candidates in clinical development using 6 different approaches.

Approximately half of patients with heart failure do not require an implantable monitoring device or do not qualify for thoracic monitoring.

The report highlights the growth of personalized medicines with improved efficacy for rare, previously untreatable diseases.

The first episode of the Public Health Matters Video Series features Tom Frieden, MPH, MD, who discusses his background and influence on public health and national policy.

Individuals in metropolitan counties used mental health services more than individuals in rural counties.

The chronic and excessive use of opioids has been associated with a wide range of psychosocial effects on the patient.

Black patients aged 18 to 49 years showed a greater association with uncontrolled blood pressure while on an antihypertensive medication.

A prespecified analysis of the DELIVER trial found the SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin to benefit patients in a patient population previously excluded from heart failure outcomes trials.

Relative risk calculations show that vaccinated individuals infected with the first Omicron subvariants of COVID-19 could have protection that lasts nearly 3 seasons.

There have been more than 80,000 monkeypox cases reported worldwide.

Mothers, in particular, benefit when they are given longer leaves and policies that offer incentives or wage replacement, analysis indicates.

Lecanemab (Lequembi) approved to treat mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia associated with Alzheimer disease.

Results show an association between linoleic acid, found in nuts, seeds, and vegetable oils, and increased hypersensitivity in psoriatic lesions.

MenABCWY combines components of 2 vaccines, which help protect against serogroups that cause most cases of the invasive disease.

Deeb Eid, PharmD, RPh, regulatory affairs advisor in Pharmacy at CVS Health, discusses the future and advancing practice of pharmacy.

Pharmacists are ideally positioned within communities to identify patients struggling with perinatal depression.

The novel antibody will receive expedited review, according to the FDA, and already has market authorization in the European Union.

Herpes simplex virus type 2 is a common infection that is largely considered innocuous, but the study estimates that the economic burden may be substantial.

An overview of current theses and research surrounding the pathogenesis, presentation, and treatment of COVID-19 in children.

The opportunity to provide non-invasive colorectal cancer screening and education to patients is undoubtedly a role that pharmacists can fill.

The protein, called suPAR, has long been known to be a biomarker for poor outcomes and disease progression in both kidney disease and cardiovascular disease.

The overall trend of declining body mass index was associated with a higher risk of developing dementia.

Although pharmacists possess a wealth of knowledge on AEs, it remains a monumental task to recall the clinical significance of every AE, even with the most commonly used medications.

This week's episode features Tom Frieden, MPH, MD, who discusses his background and influence on public health and national policy.

Pharmacists play a vital role in administering these and educating patients about COVID-19, influenza, pneumococcal, and Tdap vaccinations.