Medical Cannabis Associated With Improvements in Health-Related Quality of Life
Drug Topics
MAY 15, 2023
Balanced products showed greater improvements compared to either CBD-dominant or THC-dominant products.
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‘Stunning’ change to United’s colonoscopy coverage roils physicians and patients
STAT
MAY 15, 2023
When gastroenterologists learned in March that UnitedHealthcare plans to barricade many colonoscopies behind a controversial and complicated process known as prior authorization, their emotions cycled rapidly between fear, shock, and outrage. The change, which the health insurer will implement on June 1, means that any United member seeking surveillance and diagnostic colonoscopies to detect cancer will first need approval from United — or else have to pay out of pocket.
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Avoid These Independent Pharmacy Marketing Pitfalls
Drug Topics
MAY 15, 2023
Marketing costs money, so be sure to spend wisely.
Older Adults Hospitalized With Heart Failure Are More Likely To Experience Frailty
Pharmacy Times
MAY 15, 2023
Diagnosing risk of frailty in patients hospitalized with heart failure is a safe and effective means of improving patient management.
From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience
Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.
The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven
Activity “Snacking” Can Benefit Individuals With T1D
Drug Topics
MAY 15, 2023
Doing small spurts of exercise throughout the day provide numerous benefits.
Novavax’s COVID-Influenza Combination Vaccine Demonstrates Reassuring Preliminary Safety Profile
Pharmacy Times
MAY 15, 2023
Investigators of the phase 2 study also found a comparable reactogenicity to the individual influenza and COVID-19 vaccines from Novavax or authorized vaccine comparators.
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To achieve a healthier world where all people have access to life-changing medicines, we must support researchers working to advance biopharmaceutical innovation and value-driven health care. This is the purpose of the PhRMA Foundation, a 58-year-old nonprofit that catalyzes the careers of promising researchers through competitive, peer-reviewed grants and fellowships.
Position Your Pharmacy for Expansion
Speaker: Chris Antypas and Josh Halladay
Access to limited distribution drugs and payer contracts are key to pharmacy expansion. But how do you prepare your operations to take the next step? Meaningful data: Collect and share clinical data regarding outcomes, utilization, and more Reporting: Limited distribution models require efficient tracking and reporting systems Workflows: Align workflows with specific pharma and payer contractual requirements For in-depth, expert insights on pharmacy expansion, watch this webinar from Inovalon.
Years into the pandemic, only a handful of clinical trials are targeting long COVID — here’s one of them
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Melatonin May Worsen Gut Inflammation in Patients With Irritable Bowel Diseases
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The sleep hormone decreased intestinal homeostasis, which may augment inflammation that causes tissue and intestinal damage.
CVS closing down clinical trials business after 2 years
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Adolescents, Young Adults With Advanced Heart Disease Want More Active Role in Decision-Making
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Approximately 56.6% of young adults with advanced heart disease prefer to be involved in end-of-life decisions if they were very ill, with nearly all patients saying that they would also like their parents to be involved.
What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research
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Union workers at 5 California HCA hospitals vote to strike
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Experts call for addressing rising Black maternal mortality from all sides
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Melatonin gummies are safe, just ask America
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Study: Rare genetic mutation appears to have protected second person from early Alzheimer’s
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For the second time in one extended family, researchers have identified a person who seemed genetically destined to develop early Alzheimer’s, but remained cognitively sound for several more decades. Like with the first case , the scientists zeroed in on another genetic variant that seemed to be protective, overcoming the impact of the mutation that would have otherwise set this man on the course for dementia in his 40s.
Course correction
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STAT+: In Silicon Valley, a venture capital firm gives health tech startups a crash course in getting paid
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MAY 15, 2023
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Over two blustery spring days earlier this month, 30 hopeful tech entrepreneurs crowded into a downtown office here. Each founder had a bright idea for transforming health care with things like artificial intelligence, sensors, or video calls. What they didn’t know was how to get paid for it.
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STAT+: U.S. Supreme Court declines bid by Teva to hear ‘skinny labeling’ case with implications for generic drug access
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After months of anticipation, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a lower court ruling that throws into question whether generic companies can “carve out” uses for their medicines and supply Americans with cheaper alternatives to brand-name drugs. At issue is skinny labeling, which happens when a generic company seeks regulatory approval to market its medicine for a specific use, but not other patented uses for which a brand-name drug is prescribed.
GSK chases down Pfizer in 5-in-1 meningitis jab contest
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STAT+: Masimo’s CEO on battling Apple for the health wearable market
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Opinion: Compounding pharmacies offer a fix for shortages of essential drugs
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Biden nominates Monica Bertagnolli to head NIH
STAT
MAY 15, 2023
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Monday officially announced that he would nominate National Cancer Institute Director Monica Bertagnolli to fill the long-vacant director slot at the National Institutes of Health. The cancer surgeon has led NCI — NIH’s largest institute — since last October and previously led Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s surgical oncology unit.
Thermo Fisher Scientific's ImmunoCAP test offered at Kroger Health's The Little Clinic
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The ImmunoCAP tests are now available at The Little Clinic locations via a blood draw taken on-site.
STAT+: Envision Healthcare files for bankruptcy
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Physician staffing firm Envision Healthcare officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, a move that will wipe away $5.6 billion of debt and hand over ownership of the company to its creditors. Envision also plans on selling a separate subsidiary that runs outpatient surgery centers, and has already attracted two potential buyers. Envision’s bankruptcy serves as a warning for other physician staffing firms that have a lot of debt and previously relied on balance billing patients.
Not your grandmother’s supermarket pharmacy
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