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ACIP Unveils Its 2024 Adult Immunization Recommendations

Schedule must be more user-friendly to improve vaccine uptake, critics say

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Shingles Vaccine Highly Effective Over 4 Years

Two-dose Shingrix vaccine also provided long-term protection in people taking corticosteroids

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Fauci Grilled by Subcommittee; Vaccine Sales Plunge; Nanoplastics in Water

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

Was the Name 'Operation Warp Speed' Misleading?

Paul Offit reflects on how FDA communication may have led to vaccine hesitancy

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FDA Leaders' Vaccination Warning; Michael Bolton's Brain Tumor; JN.1 Now Dominant

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

Paul Offit Debunks Florida Surgeon General's Anti-Vax Warning

"It is hard to believe that Dr. Ladapo actually issued that statement," said vaccine expert

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FDA Warns of Toxic Oleander in Supplements

Dangerous substitution once again found in tejocote root products

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Lessons From the Chemotherapy Shortages: Invest in Generics

We need more sustainable solutions to ensure treatment access

FDA Warns Amazon Over Supplements Containing Erectile Dysfunction Drugs

Agency bought and tested products that were found to contain tadalafil and sildenafil

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Pediatric RSV Led to Higher Hospitalization Rates Than Omicron or Flu

Study underscores urgent need to use preventive measures

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Planning to Stop That Benzodiazepine? Think Twice

Patients who discontinued long-term benzodiazepines had a higher risk of death

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Shingles Vaccine Reduced Zoster Attacks in Patients With IBD

Patients 50 and older saw benefits with vaccine, except in cases of complicated zoster

Cannabis Exposure During Pregnancy; Tirzepatide Cessation and Weight Gain

Also in TTHealthWatch: newer vaccine technologies in adults

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Trump's Cognitive Exam; CDC Issues 'Urgent' Vaccination Alert; Plan B Use Doubled

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Biden Administration Announces Moves to Cut Drug Prices

Lower drug copays for Medicare enrollees, price concessions for new COVID treatments spotlighted

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Low-Dose Intradermal Mpox Vaccine on Par With Subcutaneous Dosing

Antibody titers comparable between the regimens, and similar regardless of HIV status

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Moderna's mRNA RSV Vaccine Effective in Older Adults

Whether it provides lasting protection remains to be seen

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High-Dose Recombinant Flu Vax Offers More Protection for Adults 50 to 64

Relative benefit was modest, but could provide substantial public health benefit

The FDA's Inequitable Conduct Problem

Study finds that about half of all inequitable conduct cases were for FDA-regulated products

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Nurses, Resident Slashed; Deadly Tick Disease Outbreak; COVID Vax After Infection

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

AI and Breast Cancer Screening; Cancer After Treatment for Sickle Cell

Also in TTHealthWatch: mail-in cervical cancer screening kits

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FDA Inspections of Foreign Drug Manufacturers Haven't Bounced Back After Pandemic

Overseas inspections "well below" pre-pandemic surveillance

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CDC Urges Clinicians to Be Aware of Potential Clade I Mpox Cases From DRC

Cases of this subtype may cause more severe disease than Clade II

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Prenatal RSV Infection Linked to Fetal Inflammation, Poorer Growth

Study may give force to recommendations for maternal RSV vaccination

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Mobile Unit Preferred for Buprenorphine Access

Long wait times, transport to pharmacies cited as barriers by clients with opioid use disorder

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ChatGPT Flubbed Drug Information Questions

Researchers say the AI tool is not yet accurate enough for consumer or pharmacist questions

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Inappropriate Aspirin Use Continues, Research Suggests

Two single-center studies show recommendations may not be followed

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Cost Hurdles Can Keep Patients From Accessing GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

Pharmacists can intervene to educate, assist with cost, two studies suggest

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Pharmacists Can Spur Switch to Recommended Drugs for Diabetes Patients With CVD

Intervention persuaded VA physicians to adjust care, helped lower HbA1c

Gaming the Patent System Can Keep Biosimilars Off the Market for Decades

Sean Tu, PhD, JD, explains trade secret laws and patent laws for biologics

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Rare Syndrome After COVID Vaccines Described

"Long vax" events often include neurologic symptoms

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Texas Sues Pfizer Over Vax Claims; Dr. Rand Paul to the Rescue; Kid Pneumonia Cases

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Ask Your Patients: 'Have You Gotten Your Annual COVID Shot?'

Primary care providers should broach this topic with all patients

'Pharmageddon': The Pharmacy Labor Crisis

Pharmacist Shane Jerominski on the push for pharmacy unionization in the U.S.

When Pharmacists Are Stretched Thin, Safety Concerns Rise, Activist Says

"If I'm not counseling patients on new prescriptions, an easy medication error can happen"

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Nudging Parents Plus Auditing Providers Increased HPV Vaccine Uptake in Tweens

Interventions worked best in combination, according to cluster randomized trial

Live Shingles Vaccine and Waning Immunity; Semaglutide and CV Events

Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium and blood pressure; aspirin and LVADs

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Statins Reach More Patients With Pharmacist's Orders

Asynchronous automated order approach boosts statin prescribing

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IG Live November 15: Is 'Pharmageddon' Here?

Pharmacist speaks on recent walkouts, calling for more resources and safer conditions

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CDC Issues Health Advisory; Paxlovid Rebound Rates; More Lawyers for Vaccine Claims

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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