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FDA approves Caplyta to treat schizophrenia in adults
Advisory panel meeting was canceled in July.
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Synchronizing refills saves money, improves outcomes
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Synchronizing medication refills resulted in higher adherence, fewer hospitalizations, and lower health care costs in a...
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Management program improves adherence in specialty pharmacy patients
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Patient management programs can help improve quality, satisfaction, and health outcomes for pharmacy patients.
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Vaping illness cases now over 150, CDC says
Health officials have yet to find a cause for these illnesses; however, all patients have reported e-cigarette use or vaping, according to a CDC...
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Comorbidities are important in psoriasis care
LAS VEGAS – Cardiovascular comorbidities and psoriatic arthritis top the list of issues to keep an eye on.
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Think barrier repair for acne patients
LAS VEGAS – Quality moisturization is a must for acne patients and has been shown to improve TEWL, normalize ceramides, and repair the microbiome...
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Investigational agent VT-1161 looks promising for onychomycosis
LAS VEGAS – The oral agent has potent activity against several species of tinea and yeast.
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Several PT modalities are useful in Parkinson’s, movement disorders
Ben Weinstock, DPT, will review manual pressure, acupuncture, electrical stimulation, and massage.
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Research highlights the use of neurofilament light chain as a biomarker
Follow #ECTRIMS2018 on Twitter to see live highlights and perspective from researchers and meeting attendees.
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Revised McDonald criteria to be explored at ECTRIMS
The revised criteria should allow for earlier diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis, but could be leading to overdiagnosis and...
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Value-based care news abounds at ACEP18
Be sure to check out the sessions on value-based care listed below.
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ICYMI: Fingolimod effective in pediatric relapsing multiple sclerosis
The adjusted annualized relapse rate with fingolimod was 0.12 vs. 0.67 with interferon beta-1a (P less than .001).
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VIDEO: Office-based hereditary cancer risk testing is doable
AUSTIN, TEXAS - Few community-based ob.gyns. routinely screen their patients for hereditary cancer risks, despite ACOG's position that they are...
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LARC uptake surged immediately after Trump’s election
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Doctors at one collegiate student health service saw a huge increase in requests for long-acting reversible contraception.
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Expert argues for improving MACRA, not scrapping it
Noted health expert offers her view on how to improve the Merit-based Incentive Payment System.