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APRIL 14, 2023

Black people in counties with more Black primary care physicians live longer, according to a new national analysis that provides the strongest evidence yet that increasing the diversity of the medical workforce may be key to ending deeply entrenched racial health disparities. The study , published Friday in JAMA Network Open, is the first to link a higher prevalence of Black doctors to longer life expectancy and lower mortality in Black populations.

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ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

APRIL 12, 2023

Ever finally step away from a busy resuscitation and someone stops you for peripheral IV access? You set up everything, have the patient positioned, and then notice there is no sterile ultrasound gel. No gel? No problem. The trick is to eliminate anything of poor acoustic impedance between the ultrasound probe and the patient’s skin. Trick of the Trade 1.

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PharmaVoice

APRIL 18, 2023

How an “international” childhood sent Dr. José Trevejo, Tarsus’s chief medical officer, on a mission to fight infectious diseases.

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BioPharma Dive

APRIL 25, 2023

Biogen’s drug failed the key study meant to show it can slow the nerve-destroying disease, but the drug’s effect on a protein of interest led the FDA to conditionally clear it for market.

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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

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ID Stewardship

APRIL 30, 2023

In this article advice for new pharmacists is provided by a pharmacist with 15 years of experience and answers are sourced from commentary on Twitter as well. Composed By: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP Article Posted 1 May 2023 Recently while attending the American Pharmacist Association’s annual meeting in Phoenix, AZ I walked by a grown man at a breakfast bar wearing a head-to-toe onesie patterned with Dunkin’ Doughnuts (DD) logos.

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EMCrit Project

APRIL 27, 2023

The precise utilization of ABG, VBG, and pulse oximetry remains controversial. Unfortunately, there is little high-level evidence investigating whether these interventions affect patient outcomes (for example, there is precious little evidence to support most of the target values that we're chasing after). This chapter attempts to explore the strengths, weaknesses, and indications for various techniques. […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 19, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made changes to the emergency use authorisations (EUAs) of the Pfizer -BioNTech and Moderna bivalent mRNA Covid-19 vaccines. The latest amendment aims to simplify the vaccination schedule for most people. The changes mean that the current bivalent vaccines for the original and Omicron BA.4/BA.5 strains can now be utilised for all doses administered to those aged six months and above.

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PharmaVoice

APRIL 25, 2023

The longtime pharma leader is stepping down from his role as chair of Regeneron’s board in June after decades in drug development.

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BioPharma Dive

APRIL 3, 2023

By the end of June, the agency could clear a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and two vaccines for RSV, as well as issue a precedent-setting decision on a closely watched ALS drug.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

APRIL 13, 2023

Psychedelics are a class of psychoactive substances that produce temporary changes in perception, mood and cognitive processes. 1 Some psychedelics are found in nature, including psilocybin, a naturally occurring molecule found in almost 150 species of mushrooms which turns into psilocin once ingested, causing psychedelic effects. Other psychedelics are man-made, such as lysergic diethylamide (LSD), which was first synthesised in 1938 by Albert Hofmann at a laboratory in Switzerland. 2 LSD is wi

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The Pharmacist

APRIL 20, 2023

If you go into a community pharmacy, it’s not hard to see the staff being pulled in different directions. Patients are waiting; prescriptions are piling up; delivery drivers need to head out. It’s no easier in other sectors of pharmacy, where most of us are dealing with limited support staff and an increasingly high workload. […] The post ‘We are working in an environment that is setting us up to fail’ appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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STAT

APRIL 24, 2023

A new book on the U.S. response to the Covid-19 pandemic paints a picture of a country ill-prepared to cope with a dangerous biological foe, riven by partisan politics, and led by people who saw little political gain in taking ownership of managing the crisis. It also describes a country that remains ill-equipped to battle the next pandemic or major disease threat, though it lays out changes that could strengthen the country’s position.

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Express Pharma

APRIL 5, 2023

Biocon Academy, a Centre of Excellence for Advanced Learning in Applied Biosciences and a CSR initiative of Biocon held its seventh Graduation Day at its Bengaluru Campus, with 185 students graduating this year. Eight batches across four programs of Biocon Academy namely Biocon KGI Certificate Program in Biosciences, Biocon JSS AHER Certificate Program in Global Regulatory Affairs, Biocon Ramaiah Certificate Program in Quality Control Analytical, and BITS Biocon Certificate Program in Applied In

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PharmaVoice

APRIL 19, 2023

One of the country’s leading burnout experts explains how companies can help keep high stress from becoming a high desire to leave the job.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

BioPharma Dive

APRIL 2, 2023

The startup, a successor to an eye gene therapy biotech that Novartis bought in 2020, will wind down after preclinical experiments didn’t meet the bar set by its leaders.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

APRIL 10, 2023

The high reliability of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) systems for microbiological identification offer an alternative to serological-based methods, according to a review by researchers. “New technologies for the accurate and rapid identification of bacteria are essential in various fields of applied microbiology.

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EMCrit Project

APRIL 15, 2023

Recently, two sets of guidelines for neuroprognostication following cardiac arrest were released – almost simultaneously. In a perfect world, two evidence-based guidelines based on the same evidence would be the same. But of course, this isn't actually the case. The guidelines differ significantly. The Neurocritical Care Society guidelines recommended this general approach:(36949360) Meanwhile, the Canadian […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas.

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STAT

APRIL 14, 2023

On most days around 2pm, home health aide Duane Crichlow can be found in an apartment in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, playing catch with his client — a man in his 30s with a developmental disability who is quick to give Crichlow hugs and kisses. If it’s nice outside, Crichlow will walk his client, who is nonverbal and in a wheelchair half the time, down three flights of stairs, hauling the wheelchair back and forth separately.

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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.

PharmExec

APRIL 7, 2023

Eli Lilly debuts its first Mounjaro TV commercial amid high demand for the diabetes injection, which also shows promise in weight loss applications and outperformed rivals Ozempic and Wegovy in clinical trials.

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PharmaVoice

APRIL 24, 2023

Dr. Preeti Parikh sees parallels between promoting health equity and current DE&I challenges in the workplace.

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BioPharma Dive

APRIL 16, 2023

The pharma has struck the sector’s second-largest buyout this year, announcing a deal for the developer of an inflammatory bowel disease treatment that’s shown promise in testing.

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Pharmafile

APRIL 14, 2023

Pharma giant Eli Lilly’s Biologic Licence Application (BLA) for its bowel disease drug has been declined by the FDA over concerns about the proposed manufacturing of the drug. However, concerns weren’t expressed over the clinical data package, safety or label for the medicine. Mirikizumab was hoped to become a new drug treatment for ulcerative colitis (UC), a condition where abnormal reactions in the immune system cause inflammation in the inner lining of the colon.

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The Pharmacist

APRIL 6, 2023

Hala Jawad is a community pharmacist based at Boots, London Gatwick Airport. She talks about the opportunities and challenges in helping the patients visiting an airport pharmacy. How long have you been working in community pharmacy? What attracted you to working in community? I have worked in community pharmacy for around nine years, and I […] The post Clinical in pharmacy: In airport pharmacy the day can start early at 4am!

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STAT

APRIL 25, 2023

As the overdose crisis rages on and the pandemic-fatigued public runs low on empathy, there have been increasing calls for expanded involuntary commitment for people with substance use disorder. Some of the advocacy for more coercive treatment seems rooted in a disdain for people who use drugs, most especially when their drug use occurs visibly and in close geographic proximity to affluence, for example in San Francisco or in the Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass area of Boston which borders

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EMCrit Project

APRIL 3, 2023

(Blogitorials are short, informal blogs that are written in the spirit of a tweetorial). Stress hyperglycemia is an everyday occurence in the ICU, but we hardly know how to treat it. I've been waiting years for this topic to be clarified… but I've realized that such clarity will probably never be reached. Why? The traditional […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas.

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PharmaVoice

APRIL 28, 2023

An industry veteran, innovator and curator, Dr. Amir Kalali’s vision for the future is patient-focused.

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BioPharma Dive

APRIL 13, 2023

The Danish drugmaker nearly doubled the 2023 forecasts for Wegovy and Ozempic in the latest indicator of the sales potential of an emerging and competitive class of weight loss drugs.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 26, 2023

AstraZeneca , Teva Pharmaceuticals , and Novartis , and other companies, are expanding their reach in the asthma space by capitalizing on digital technologies to enhance the patient experience. But experts say the complete integration of these devices and platforms into the healthcare system remains to be seen. Dr. Amy Chan, senior clinical research fellow at the School of Pharmacy, University of Auckland, says digital inhalers have existed for almost 30 years.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

APRIL 19, 2023

“The approval of Omisirge is a significant development in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation” Omisirge ® (omidubicel-onlv), now US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved , is the first allogeneic stem cell transplant therapy to be given marketing authorisation based on results from a global, randomised Phase III clinical study. The treatment is indicated for patients 12 years and older with hematologic malignancies planned for umbilical cord blood transplantation, following myeloablati

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STAT

APRIL 3, 2023

Every hospital in America promises to protect the privacy of its patients and the details of their medical care. And almost every one of them uses sophisticated data tools to track and share the personal information of visitors as soon as they start clicking on their websites. A new study found that 99% of U.S. hospitals employed online data trackers in 2021 that transmitted visitors’ information to a broad network of outside parties, including major technology companies, data brokers, an

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The Honest Apothecary

APRIL 20, 2023

My Dear Nephew Simon, So great to hear from you again. I’m glad that you found some of the practical advice in the last letter to be helpful. Don’t be too discouraged by the negative cultures being created by other managers in different departments. Focus on your team for now. In time we will talk about how you expand your influence with other stakeholders around the organization.

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