Latest - Public Health & Prevention

• Virtual Reality in Pharmacy Education Immersive VR technology may offer learning opportunities to pharmacy students that they would not otherwise experience in the real world.
  American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, July 2019
• Use of Dabigatran With Antiretrovirals Is concurrent treatment with dabigatran and antiretrovirals safe? Find out what there is to know about possible interactions between these drugs.
  HIV Medicine, June 2019
• Mexico Announces End to Funding for Human Trafficking NGOs
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• CMS Proposes Online Option for Part D Prior Authorization Medicare officials are seeking to update a Part D prior authorization process that long has relied on phone calls and faxes.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Genetics Research Gets Help From Social Media Researchers have harnessed the power of social media to build a genetic database, according to a new report.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• ESOC 2019Overactive Innate Immunity Tied to Higher Stroke Risk A prospective cohort study of nearly 8000 people who were followed for 8 years identified components of the immune system that either increase or decrease stroke risk.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Cannabis Use During Pregnancy Rising, but Likely Unsafe Although prenatal cannabis use was linked to risk of several poor perinatal and neonatal outcomes, the findings must be considered alongside the values brought to their interpretation, experts say.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• UN Climate Chief Says 3C Hotter World 'Just Not Possible'
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• VBI Hepatitis B Vaccine Meets Main Goals in Late-Stage Trial VBI Vaccines Inc said on Monday a late-stage study testing its hepatitis B vaccine against GlaxoSmithKline's Engerix-B in adults met its main goals.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• U.S. Measles Cases Hit 1044 This Year The United States recorded 22 new measles cases last week, a 2.2% increase, taking the total cases for the year to 1,044 in the worst outbreak since 1992, federal health officials said on Monday.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• Untreated White-Coat Hypertension Tied to CV Events, Mortality New data support the 'critical' role of out-of-office blood pressure monitoring for the diagnosis and management of hypertension, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• WCD 2019Occupational Illnesses Major, Under-reported Problem Workers can be reluctant to come forward about health hazards on the job and physicians say reporting is burdensome.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• ADA 2019New Statement on 'Time in Range' Targets for CGM Use in Diabetes Guidelines address CGM goals for type 1 and type 2 diabetes, older/high-risk patients, and pregnant women with diabetes.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Eleven US Cancer Centers Get to Charge More for Care For several decades, certain cancer centers have been allowed by the U.S. government to charge more for the care they give. A new study finds the care given at these centers isn't very different from that received at other top-notch facilities.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• Boston Children's Hospital Still Number One, US News Says For the sixth year in a row, Boston Children's Hospital is the number 1 pediatric hospital, with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia taking the number 2 spot on the list of best pediatric hospitals.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Don't Overlook Drug-Lab Test Interactions Drug-lab test interactions frequently occur yet often remain unrecognized. What should you be aware of?
  Medscape Pharmacists, June 2019
• Five 'Quick Hits' in Hospital Medicine These take-home points from five studies can keep hospitalists up-to-date on the latest data.
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, June 2019
• Risk for Stroke in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period   Dr Mark Alberts discusses recent results from a study presented at the AAN 2019 Annual Meeting evaluating the risk for stroke during pregnancy and in the postpartum period.
  Medscape Neurology, June 2019
• Human B-Cell Response Evolves During the Years After Ebola Infection The human B-cell response to Ebola virus evolves significantly during the three years after infection, according to detailed studies of four survivors of the 2014 West African outbreak.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• Lawyers Pitch Plan to Include Entire U.S. in Opioid Settlement Talks Lawyers representing county and municipal governments accusing drug manufacturers and distributors of fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic proposed a novel plan on Friday that would allow every community nationally to participate in negotiating billions of dollars in settlements.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019