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Pharmacist Involvement Helps Reduce Time to A1c Target

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Additional advantages include fewer emergency visits, hospitalizations, medication adherence, and associated cost savings. The study also sought to determine the rate of achieving goal A1c, mean A1c reduction, and rate of hospitalization and emergency department visits. million people, or 11.6%

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Gut Microbiome Composition Could Be Linked With Risk of Cognitive Impairment

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The Mount Sinai Hospital. link] Recent Videos Related Content Importance of Skin-Gut Axis Communication in Homeostasis Brian Nowosielski June 18th 2025 Article The review explored the “emerging” term gut-skin axis and aimed to decipher the bidirectional signaling of the skin and gastrointestinal tract during homeostatic and disease states.

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Pharmacy Schools Should Prepare Students for Workforce Challenges

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Most of the students observed burnout among community chain pharmacists (90%), then community independent (69%), and hospital and health system (65%). 1 “The number of pharmacists has fluctuated over the years. When tasked with ranking the most important aspects when deciding on a career, flexibility was one of the most selected answers.”

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Smart Insulin Pen Cap System Shows Sustained Glycemic Improvement Over 12 Months | ADA 2025

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Every 2 weeks through 12 months, patients self-reported safety events including hypoglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis and hospitalizations. Diabetes type was classified based on the prescribing provider’s order for the Bigfoot Unity system. The study found that the mean HbA1c decreased from 9.2±1.8% at baseline to 8.0±1.2%

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TikTok Videos on IBD Provide Low Quality Information

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2 Pharmacists can play a large role in the management of IBD, especially because medication nonadherence is common, leading to increased flares, hospitalizations, and complications. Disease management—such as medication, surgery, and diet—was prevalent in 32% of videos.

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Hair Loss Therapy Shows Potential for Regeneration in Phase 2 Trial

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Despite affecting millions, hair loss has seen remarkably little progress in clinical research,” Arash Mostaghimi, MD, MPH, FAAD, vice chair of Clinical Trials and Innovation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said in a release. 1 The company said it plans to initiate phase 3 studies in 2026 to further evaluate the therapy.

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Diabetes Risk Reduction Practices Low for Women With Gestational Diabetes

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According to an article in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , the rate of pregestational and gestational diabetes has been increasing in the US, occurring in 1% and 8% of all pregnant women in 2020, respectively. In total, 53 women were included and completed the survey.