Varenicline Strongly Recommended for Smoking Cessation
THURSDAY, July 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Varenicline is strongly recommended over the...
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Financial Health of Hospitals ‘Dire’ Due to COVID-19
THURSDAY, July 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 continues to cause financial peril for...
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Lopinavir/Ritonavir COVID-19 Treatment Linked to Bradycardia
FRIDAY, July 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/RTV) treatment of COVID-19...
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Flu Vaccine Cuts Cardiovascular Mortality in Adults With Diabetes
FRIDAY, July 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Influenza vaccination may improve outcomes in...
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Call for ‘Challenge Trials’ to Hasten COVID-19 Vaccine Development
FRIDAY, July 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government should make immediate...
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Risk for COVID-19 Increased for Adults Taking PPIs
FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Adults taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have an...
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Gilead Presents Additional Data on Efficacy of Remdesivir for COVID-19
FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There is more good news on the effectiveness of the...
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Nemolizumab Beats Placebo for Reduction of Pruritus in Eczema
THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with atopic dermatitis and...
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Electronic Health Records Fail to Detect Many Medication Errors
THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There is wide variation in the safety performance...
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2008 to 2018 Saw Increase in Shingles Vaccination in Over 60s
THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — From 2008 to 2018, there was an increase in...
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Treatment Up for U.S. Adults Who Screen Positive for Depression
THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — From 2007 to 2016, there was an increase in the...
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Roughly 2 Million Americans Buy Prescriptions From Outside the Country
THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An estimated 1.5 percent of American adults...
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HDHPs Up Disparities in Access to Care Among Cancer Survivors
THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For cancer survivors, high-deductible health plans...
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Medical Management Alone Better for Brain AV Malformations
THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Among patients with unruptured brain arteriovenous...
Read MoreJune 2020 Briefing – Pharmacy
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pharmacy for June 2020. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory...
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2005 to 2016 Saw Increase in Skeletal Muscle Relaxant Use
WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — From 2005 to 2016, skeletal muscle relaxant (SMR)...
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Incidence of VTE, Major Bleeding High in Primary CNS Lymphoma
MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and...
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Contraceptives Beneficial for Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For women with premature ovarian insufficiency...
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Allopurinol Does Not Affect eGFR in Chronic Kidney Disease
THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Allopurinol does not affect estimated glomerular...
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Inhibition of Sclerostin May Increase Cardiovascular Risk
THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Inhibition of sclerostin with romosozumab may...
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