NIH updates monoclonal antibody COVID treatment protocols … Surveyed community pharmacists say vaccine supply is bigger problem than patient reluctance … B.1.1.7 variant more transmissible but does...
Quitting smoking reverses lung cell damage: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 30, 2020
Quitting appears to reawaken healthy cells, triggering airways to regrow a new lining – even in lifelong smokers.
FDA OKs new insulin biosimilar for type 2 diabetes
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 30, 2021
Semglee is a safe and more cost-effective alternative to the drug Lantus (insulin glargine), the agency announced Wednesday. Semglee does not need a prescriber’s input to be substituted at the pharmacy.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, April 6
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 06, 2021
COVID outbreak among vaccinated assisted living residents under investigation … FDA rejects bid to approve Nuplazid for treatment of dementia-related psychosis … J&J betting $780M on long-acting antiviral...
Adopt new test, and take race out of kidney disease diagnostics, clinicians urged
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 24, 2021
Fewer Black patients will be left unaware of their true kidney function status if their healthcare providers switch to a diagnostic test that doesn’t rely on a race variable, according to a new report...
New drug may guard against Alzheimer’s-related memory loss
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 10, 2019
A new trial drug may help to protect memory – even when a person’s brain has developed signs of Alzheimer’s disease, according to ongoing research.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, May 6
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Alicia Lasek
May 06, 2021
Long-term care pharmacies call for inclusion in Provider Relief Fund … Clinically vulnerable elders at greater risk of deterioration during pandemic: study … Op-ed: FDA’s ‘abundance of caution’...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, March 17
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2021
Senior living giant sued over handling of transfers and discharges … First COVID vaccine dose 63% effective in nursing home study … FDA hedges against gene variants: Requires COVID antibody drugmakers...
Higher vitamin D levels may lower dementia risk, experts say
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 16, 2020
People who consume high levels of vitamin D in food have a lower risk of developing dementia when compared with those who consume less, according to brain aging researchers.
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 09, 2021
Parkinson’s disease may be more likely in people with type 2 diabetes and may progress faster in these patients as well, investigators say.