Women Less Likely to Fill Post-MI Statin Prescription
56 percent of men, 47 percent of women filled high-intensity statin after myocardial infarction
Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Beneficial in Metastatic NSCLC
And, nivolumab plus ipilimumab linked to better survival in NSCLC with high tumor mutational burden
It Costs $2.2 Billion a Year to Treat Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic resistance adds $1,383 to the cost of treating a bacterial infection
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Cost-Effective in T1DM
CGM reduces HbA1c, hypoglycemia events for patients with suboptimal control compared to control
n-3 Fatty Acids Don’t Seem to Be of Any Benefit in Dry Eye Disease
Patients randomized to n-3 supplementation did not have significantly better outcomes versus placebo
FDA Cracks Down on Caffeine-Loaded Dietary Supplements
Products have been linked to at least two deaths in otherwise healthy people
Endocrine Therapy-Induced Alopecia Seen in Breast Cancer
92 percent had grade 1 severity alopecia with endocrine tx; pattern similar to androgenetic alopecia
Pharmacists Can Help With DM Management Via Telemedicine
Telemedicine could provide real-time feedback loop and allow pharmacists to help patients self-manage
Odds of Prescribing Drugs Up With Doc Receipt of Payments
Doctors who receive general payment for cancer drug more likely to prescribe drug marketed by company
Chemo, Immunotherapy Feasible in Metastatic Bladder Cancer
One-year overall survival of 61 percent for gemcitabine and cisplatin plus ipilimumab
