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The FDA might yank cold medicines from shelves — and that could be just the beginning

PharmaVoice

Phenylephrine’s future is up in the air with an FDA committee saying it’s not effective and a class action lawsuit alleging false advertising. What comes next could have big repercussions.

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Researchers try to tease out possible ties between long Covid and menopause

STAT

When she stopped getting her period in March 2022, Daryn Schwartz wasn’t especially concerned. At 42, she had recently come off birth control, and figured her cycles were still adjusting. When it hadn’t come back by the summer, she sought gynecological care, but was told to wait it out. So she did, with no changes. She was having other symptoms, too — fatigue, chronic pain, and difficulty focusing.

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ALiEM AIR Series | Respiratory 2023 Module

ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

Welcome to the AIR Respiratory Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts in the past 12 months from the top 50 sites of the Digital Impact Factor [1], the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to related to respiratory diseases in the Emergency Department. 6 blog posts met our standard of online excellence and were approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board.

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Parkinson’s UK grants £400,000 to research projects in Scotland

Pharma Times

The two projects will investigate the potential causes of Parkinson’s disease - News - PharmaTimes

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Actor and epilepsy advocate Greg Grunberg wants the world to ‘talk about it’

PharmaVoice

The actor of “Heroes” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” fame is starring in another role as a patient advocate for people with epilepsy.

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: A Case of Painful Skin Lesions

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A 50-year-old Caucasian female with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus presents to the emergency department with a complaint of painful sores on the top of her left foot. She notes that ulcerations have formed over the past two weeks and reports a history of multiple recurrent usually non-tender skin lesions to her lower extremities, forearms, and hands over the past twenty years.

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Deep brain stimulation could improve memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease

Pharma Times

The new technology was safely trialled on 20 healthy volunteers for the first time ever - News - PharmaTimes

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Has the science of anti-aging caught up with the dream of a longer life?

PharmaVoice

Billionaire investors and a new crop of longevity biotechs are betting big money on a lifespan-altering tipping point.

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The fight for control of methadone, addiction treatment’s ‘miracle molecule’

STAT

A doctor, a patient advocate, and the most powerful figure in the methadone treatment industry presented competing visions for the future of American addiction medicine this week — a conversation that touched on stigma, patients’ rights, and a stark divide in health provider attitudes toward patients with addiction. The debate centered on a single question: whether U.S. doctors should be able to prescribe methadone, a medication used to treat addiction to drugs like fentanyl and he

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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

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: A Serious Pain in the Neck

ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

An otherwise healthy 34-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department with two weeks of anterior neck pain. Symptoms began with several days of pain in his mandibular molars, progressing to pain and swelling in the neck. In the last several days, the patient developed warmth and redness in the chest wall associated with subjective fever and chills.

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NICE recommends Roche’s Columvi for advanced lymphoma in UK

Pharma Times

Around 700 people in the UK could benefit from the new treatment - News - PharmaTimes

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The PharmaVoice 100: Rare disease warriors

PharmaVoice

Biopharma leaders pounding away at rare diseases so patients with few other options can have healthier lives.

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Serotonin levels are depleted in long Covid patients, study says, pointing to a potential cause for ‘brain fog’

STAT

If you’ve been following the mystery of long Covid since it emerged in 2020, you’ll recall interferons and serotonin have been clues from the start as combatants in the body’s prolonged battles against the virus. Theories about why symptoms persist long after the acute infection has cleared often point to two suspects: viral reservoirs where SARS-CoV-2 lingers and inflammation sparked by the infection that doesn’t subside.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Hyloris wins painkiller approval amidst amplified anti-opioid efforts

Pharmaceutical Technology

The FDA approved Hyloris’s non-opioid painkiller as the agency increases efforts to mitigate an opioid crisis.

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New £30m initiative launched to support innovation against antimicrobial resistance

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Global innovators can apply to PACE to receive up to £1m per project - News - PharmaTimes

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From the rainforest to Wall Street — Jaguar Health’s big play for revitalization

PharmaVoice

A pharma with a massive collection of rainforest-derived plants needs a regulatory win to overcome last year’s financial decline.

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Is there a nursing shortage in the United States? Depends on who you ask

STAT

Hospitals are frustrated with a nationwide nursing shortage that’s only gotten worse since the pandemic. In 2022, the American Hospital Association quoted an estimate that half a million nurses would leave the field by the end of that year, bringing the total shortage to 1.1 million. At the same time, National Nurses United insists there isn’t a nurse shortage at all.

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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.

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MHRA finds fake Ozempic pens in UK supply chain

The Pharmacist

Pre-filled pens falsely labelled as Ozempic have been identified in the UK supply chain, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has confirmed. The pens were identified before reaching UK patients, and all affected pens have now been recalled and accounted for, the MHRA said. The products were imported from legitimate suppliers in Austria […] The post MHRA finds fake Ozempic pens in UK supply chain appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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WHO releases key regulatory considerations on AI for health

Pharma Times

The considerations will help to develop new or existing guidance on AI - News - PharmaTimes

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For women’s health, Organon changed the financial language

PharmaVoice

Organon is partnering with governments, banks, NGOs and investors on programs to improve women’s health through results-based financing.

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STAT+: How one scientist’s determination made Novo Nordisk an obesity-drug powerhouse

STAT

Lotte Bjerre Knudsen was still getting used to all the empty benches in her lab when she ran into a tall man with black wide-framed glasses in the hallway: Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, the new head of research at the Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, and her new boss. He was just one of many changes she had found upon returning from maternity leave earlier that week — along with the departures of nearly every colleague with whom she had spent the last three years struggling to create a potential

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

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.

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Exclusive: Six in 10 pharmacists confident to deliver Pharmacy First this winter, suggests survey

The Pharmacist

More than six in 10 community pharmacists surveyed by The Pharmacist believe they have the capacity to deliver a common conditions service in England this winter. Those surveyed highlighted public and GP awareness, proper funding for the service and training for pharmacists as key enabling factors for the service. ‘More resources, clarity on payment reconciliation, […] The post Exclusive: Six in 10 pharmacists confident to deliver Pharmacy First this winter, suggests survey appeared first

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UCL study suggests changes to improve MRI scans for prostate cancer

Pharma Times

The research aims to make MRIs more available to men and improve treatment decisions - News - PharmaTimes

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PharmaVoice 100s: Clinical trial gurus

PharmaVoice

Industry leaders adopting cutting-edge technologies and strategies to change the paradigm of clinical research.

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STAT+: It’s time for the FDA to halt Cassava Sciences’ Alzheimer’s clinical trials

STAT

The Food and Drug Administration should halt Cassava Sciences’ ongoing clinical trials in Alzheimer’s disease. That, and other thoughts on the fallout from the City University of New York investigation that raised serious doubts about the science underpinning the company’s experimental drug simufilam. Patient safety is paramount to the FDA, so stopping Cassava’s two Phase 3 studies is the ethically correct thing to do.

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Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services

Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.