Following the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) earlier this year, the organization released an article updating its human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine guidelines after...
A recent National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) analysis determined that 18.4% of adults in the United States took a sleep medication to fall or stay asleep in the past 30 days. The study...
In a 2023 update to the recommended pediatric immunization schedule, the CDC has included recommendations for the COVID-19 vaccine starting at six months. While these guidelines do not force or mandate...
Global Pharma Healthcare has voluntarily recalled multiple batches of artificial tears after patients experienced severe side effects, such as vision loss and mortality. On January 31, 2023, the CDC...
Using data estimates from national pharmacy testing, the CDC analyzed the preliminary efficacy of bivalent mRNA vaccines against multiple COVID variants. The data were collected from December 1, 2022,...
Fueled by deceit from pharmaceutical companies and over-prescription, the opioid epidemic has continued to impact thousands of lives. Throughout recent years, public health organizations and healthcare professionals have been working to...
A cohort study published in JAMA Network Open determined that COVID vaccine uptake among immunocompromised individuals was low, implying that many people did not adhere to the CDC guidelines. According...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a viral infection that attacks and weakens the immune system, impacts 38.4 million people worldwide. According to the WHO, in 2021, 650,000 people globally died of an HIV-related illness. Despite high...
Based on data from the CDC, since 1999, there have been nearly one million overdose-related deaths. In 2020, the United States reported 91,799 overdose deaths, a 31% increase from the previous year....
Over the past several months, parents, patients, and pediatric providers have been drowning in elevated rates of COVID, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection — coined the...
According to a recent press release, Janssen recently submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the FDA for talquetamab to treat relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. The CDC states that...
In recent months, patients, parents, and providers have become increasingly aware of the rise in viral infection rates. With the tripledemic — including COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus...
Data from the CDC suggests that, as of 2018, approximately 20.4% of adults in the United States were living with chronic pain. Additionally, 8% of US adults had high-impact chronic pain. Pain management is essential in healthcare, as...
According to the CDC, 20% of children and adolescents in the United States deal with pediatric obesity. Obesity is linked with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, joint problems,...
Arthritis, a chronic condition characterized by inflammation, is a common disease in the United States. Approximately 43.5% of people in the US living with arthritis experience some sort of limitation due to their condition. To manage...
According to the CDC, of all people with diabetes, up to 10% have type 1 diabetes (T1D), sometimes referred to as juvenile or insulin-dependent diabetes. This type of diabetes typically develops early...
Following a publication earlier this year that analyzed patterns in prescribing nonopioid pain medication, JAMA Network Open published an article on November 7, 2022, which compared trends in...
After producing strong clinical trial results for its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, Pfizer says it is ending enrollment in its study and preparing to submit for FDA approval.
The Phase 3...
In an announcement published by the FDA on October 21, 2022, Unilever North America — a New Jersey-based cosmetics company — voluntarily recalled multiple dry shampoo aerosol products...
Although the development of antibiotics was a significant revolution in medicine, antibiotic education has become increasingly important as the rates of antibiotic-resistant bacteria have risen. As a result, providers are encouraged to...
