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The CDC has recommended a follow-up nucleic acid amplification test to be used for patients clinically suspected to have influenza, despite a negative POC test.

April Gill, chief commercial officer at Tabula Rasa HealthCare, discusses how to identify underserved patients and address social determinants of health.

Investigators from the Barts Cancer Institute discovered that AMP-activated protein kinase is an essential sensor for tumor dissemination.

The estimated cost burden of schizophrenia is more than $150 billion, consisting of direct treatment cost and lost productivity.

People with less severe symptoms of insomnia still had a 16% increased risk of stroke compared to people with no symptoms.

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder is an autoimmune disease characterized by severe attacks of optic neuritis and/or myelitis, leading to possible visual loss, paralysis, cognitive impairment, sensory deficits, bladder dysfunction, and even mortality.

Positive data from the phase 3 A DUE study demonstrated that the investigational combination therapy of macitentan 10 mg and tadalafil 40 in a single tablet improved pulmonary hemodynamics compared to the same drugs as monotherapies.

Christina Madison speaks with Sandra Leal, PharmD, fromCVS Health, about advocating for patients and how that impacts public health.

The meeting aims to bring together pharmacists to discuss solutions for responding to the rapidly evolving evidence and needs for effective implementation.

It’s time for pharmacies to take a page out of the books of hospitals and tech companies by expanding and streamlining their use of contingent labor.

Having more severe sleep apneas was associated with having lower brain volume in the medial temporal lobe area of the brain, which could suggest loss of brain cells.

Previously, upadacitinib improved symptoms through 2 years in the SELECT-PsA 1 trial for those with psoriatic arthritis with prior inadequate response or intolerance to ≥1 non-biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug.

The combination also reduced the risk of developing distant metastasis or death by 65% in patients with high-risk stage 3/4 melanoma.

There may be more than 200 symptoms associated with long COVID-19.

Levels of troponin were higher in people who had type 2 diabetes for a longer period than people with healthy blood levels.

Real-world metrics demonstrate that using health-system specialty pharmacies (HSSPs) means everyone wins: health systems, clinicians, and patients.

CCR5 mutation creates a challenge for HIV to infect more cells, thereby creating resistance to the virus.

Trial results support 5.4 mg/kg of trastuzumab deruxtecan as the optimal dose in individuals with HER2+ metastatic colorectal cancer.

The proposed indications for milvexian include stroke prevention after an acute ischemic stroke or high-risk transient ischemic attack; recent acute coronary syndrome; and atrial fibrillation.

Recent debates have surrounded whether cognitive deficits, specifically in middle-aged patients, may be driven by cardiovascular and metabolic comorbidities instead of distinct obstructive sleep apnea processes.

The proportion of participants with cytomegalovirus disease was 10% with letermovir and 12% with valganciclovir.

Until this study, adjuvant immunotherapy was standard of care for stage 3B melanoma but not stage 2, which has relatively similar survival rates and risk of recurrence.

Asking patients to “give us a month of [their] life” for autologous chimeric antigen receptor therapy may reduce relapse or recurrence for 4 years or more, according to expert.

Findings highlight the potential efficacy of combining 2 novel bispecific therapies, teclistamab-cqyv and talquetamab, which target distinct antigens on myeloma cells.

The phase 3 S1826 trial is the largest Hodgkin lymphoma study in NCTN history.

Treatment for community-acquired pneumococcal disease is dependent on patient-specific factors, whereas prevention with vaccinations is dependent on age and comorbidities.

In data presented at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, amivantamab-vmjw plus lazertinib demonstrated promise as a first-line treatment for patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer.

Nivolumab plus ipilimumab combination improved overall survival, with 21% of individuals with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer treated with the combination and 2 cycles of chemotherapy alive compared to 16% with chemotherapy alone.

Positive findings in patients with advanced high-grade epithelial ovarian cancer were presented during an oral presentation at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.

Treatment with Injectafer significantly improved exercise capacity compared to placebo in a randomized clinical trial in adult patients with heart failure.