Children treated with primary care telehealth visits were less likely to receive antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections than those examined in person, according to a new study. […]
A new study by researchers from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health and Vanderbilt University Medical Center found parental support for adolescent medical consent varied significantly depending on how the question […]
A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham showed that teens and young adults who took varenicline—an FDA-approved, twice-daily smoking cessation pill for adults—are more than three times as […]
Telemedicine use in 2023 reduced monthly carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of up to 130,000 gas operated vehicles, suggesting it could have a positive effect on climate […]
More than two-fifths of Oregon community pharmacies require a prescription to purchase syringes, even though they can be sold over the counter, creating an access barrier that could […]
Before 2017, abortions were generally performed as procedures in fewer than 100 hospitals and clinics mostly in urban centres, leading to delayed care, particularly for people living in rural […]
29th EAHP Congress highlights Prescribing by hospital pharmacists is now well-established in a number of countries and there is evidence that stakeholders take a positive view of this […]
Emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) – the morning-after pill – is to be available, free of charge, from community pharmacies in England starting in October. This is part of […]
Consultant Pharmacist Hilary McKee runs regular rheumatology clinics at Antrim Hospital in Northern Ireland. She is an independent prescriber and much of her work involves review and fine-tuning […]
A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that patients who need treatment for neurological and mental health disorders, would favour non-invasive neuromodulation […]
Approximately half of all Americans do not take their medication as prescribed by their doctor. This medication non-adherence causes an estimated 125,000 additional deaths and as much as $300 billion a […]
Cindy Williams, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer at Riverside Health, Virginia, USA, is leading a multidisciplinary project to implement medication delivery by drone in order to improve […]
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