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Patients with advanced cancer can experience malignant wounds, which can have a negative impact on quality of life.

Patrick Alonso, PharmD, CPh, owner and manager of BlueZone Health Care Advocates and co-host of the Men’s Health Unscripted podcast, talks about how health care providers can build trust with male patients and what screenings men at different ages should be having.

The Lingo and Libre Rio from Abbott are based on the company’s FreeStyle Libre sensing technology.

Sam Clark, MD, PhD, founder and CEO of Terran Biosciences, discusses how some of the concern’s raised by the panel can inform future psychedelic research.

In a study presented at ASCO 2024, investigators found that all 20 included patients with early stage breast cancer receiving chemotherapy developed hyperglycemia.

Sam Clark, MD, PhD, founder and CEO of Terran Biosciences, talks about some of the problems he saw during the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee meeting.

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Vaccinated men and women are at a reduced risk for HPV-related cancers, according to research presented at ASCO 2024.

HbA1c levels decreased significantly after an average of 154 days in patients who used a continuous glucose monitor.

Four poster presented at ENDO 2024 examined the current landscape of diabetes.

The Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 10-1 that the benefits of MDMA do not outweigh its potential risks.

Posters presented at ENDO 2024 investigated excessive weight gain in breast cancer survivors and how high insulin levels impact outcomes for Black women with an aggressive form of the disease.

Research presented at ENDO 2024 found that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists had a lower acute pancreatitis recurrence risk than SGLT2i, DPP4i, and no medication.

While elevated BMI at baseline was not associated with increased cardiovascular risk, cumulative excess BMI was associated with an increased risk in people under 50.

Higher serum testosterone concentration was not associated with a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes in men older than 65.

Research presented at ENDO 2024 found that environmental stress increased the likelihood of earlier alcohol, nicotine and cannabis use in females and traumatic events increased the likelihood in males.

According to a survey, 18.9% of respondents said that the person they knew who died of a drug overdose was a family member or close friend.

The SpeedySwab COVID + FLU A&B Self-Test from Watmind is intended for at-home and point-of-care use and can simultaneously detect COVID-19, influenza A, and influenza B in 15 minutes.

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The approval of Lisocabtagene maraleucel (Breyanzi; liso-cel) was based on data from the TRANSCEND-NHL-001 study, in which the therapy showed rapid and durable response rates.

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Chris DesRochers, a pharmacy technician who works at a CVS in Wakefield, Rhode Island and is active in the recent organizing, discusses what motivated him and his coworkers to unionize.

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Patients with type 2 diabetes who used continuous glucose monitors combined with regular exercise had improved fasting glucose and 2 hours-postprandial glucose levels.

A recent study found that if community pharmacists were utilized to treat common conditions, it could result in significant cost-savings for the health care system.

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Recent research on food allergy highlights the mental health concerns of people living with a food allergy, how nutritional intervention can help children with food allergy, and that peanut introduction can reduce rates of new allergy in high-risk infants.

Savannah Roberts Clary, PharmD, BCPS, CPGx, a clinical pharmacist with Aegis Sciences Corporation, discusses what tianeptine is and how pharmacists can help warn the public about its potential hazards.

A report from Dexcom found that depression and anxiety are commonly reported in patients living with type 2 diabetes, but continuous glucose monitors can make disease management easier.