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Sharing notes with patients improves medication comprehension
The majority of patients surveyed at three sites reported that reading physicians' notes made them feel more comfortable with and in control of...
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Opposing cost trends seen for prescribed medications
Overall drug spending per person went up, while out-of-pocket spending per person went down.
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Younger men and women show similar rates of osteopenia
A new study finds that about a quarter of both men and women in early middle age have osteopenia in at least one site.
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FDA: Vinpocetine associated with fetal harms, miscarriage
Although vinpocetine is an unregulated ingredient in many dietary supplements in the United States, it’s regulated as a prescription drug in some...
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Breastfeeding protects against intussusception
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – German study also highlights first dose of rotavirus vaccine as a risk factor.
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Systematic review indicates cutaneous laser therapy may be safe during pregnancy
Elective laser treatments are usually not recommended during pregnancy, but no evidence supports this, according to the authors of the review.
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Even if successful, IVF may boost relapses in MS
SEATTLE – Relapses don’t just rise in women who fail fertility treatment, study suggests.
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Ribociclib/ET improves OS in premenopausal women with HR+/HER2- breast cancer
CHICAGO – Adding ribociclib to an aromatase inhibitor or tamoxifen was associated with an 29% relative reduction in...
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Obesity doesn’t hamper flu vaccine response in pregnancy
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Vaccination in first trimester resulted in lower seropositivity rate.
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Check for complementopathies in lupus pregnancy
SAN FRANCISCO – “These kinds of basic lessons – we need hydroxychloroquine in pregnancy; we must control disease activity – are not heard out in...
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Pharmacist-prescribed hormonal contraception safe, effective
In 2016, Oregon became the first state to grant pharmacists authority to prescribe hormonal contraception without requiring consultation.