Pharmacy
FDA Admits Flaws in Response to Infant Formula Shortage
Problems highlighted in report include outdated data-sharing systems, below-normal staffing and training for food inspectors
ASA: Enhanced Recovery Program Cuts Opioid Use After Colorectal Surgery
Cognitive Therapy or Trazodone Not Effective for Insomnia in Hemodialysis
No difference seen in effectiveness of six weeks of CBT-I or trazodone compared with placebo for patients undergoing hemodialysis
Interest in Marijuana, Cannabinoids for Pain Rising Rapidly
Poll Finds Many Parents Hesitant to Get Younger Children Vaccinated
Only 29 percent of parents of children younger than 18 years of age said they would get their child vaccinated 'right away'
Bimekizumab Tops Secukinumab for Plaque Psoriasis
In second study, bimekizumab showed noninferiority and superiority to adalimumab for moderate-to-severe disease
Expanded Use of Xolair to Treat Food Allergies Approved by the FDA
Xolair is not meant to substitute for emergency anaphylaxis medications such as the EpiPen
30.0 Million People of All Ages Uninsured in U.S. in 2021
For adults aged 18 to 64 years, 13.5 percent were uninsured, 21.7 percent had public coverage, 66.6 percent had private coverage
Early mAb Treatment Beneficial for Outpatients With COVID-19
Reduced risk of hospitalization or death seen at 28 days; lower risk seen for all individual mAb products
