Throughout the past few decades, the healthcare industry has seen the emergence of a new class of treatments: nutraceuticals. A cross between nutrition and pharmaceuticals, the term nutraceutical was coined by Stephen DeFelice, MD, in...
Through Wednesday, November 1, 2023, patients may have more difficulty obtaining prescriptions or getting vaccinated at their local pharmacy.
According to a CNN report, CVS and Walgreens pharmacy...
Pfizer and its partner, BioNTech, announced positive clinical trial data for an mRNA-based combined vaccine for influenza and COVID-19. The announcement highlights data from a phase 1/2 clinical study...
In a landmark development in the world of healthcare, AstraZeneca's FluMist Quadrivalent is set to revolutionize flu vaccination by potentially becoming the first and only self-administered flu...
On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill prohibiting the manufacturing, sale, delivery, distribution, or carrying of food products for human consumption containing four presumably harmful chemicals: brominated...
According to the results of an article published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, infectious disease specialists are not monitoring antifungal prescriptions at the same rates they are prescribing...
Last week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two warning letters to online vendors selling unauthorized versions of semaglutide and tirzepatide, active ingredients in...
On September 27, 2023, KFF released the results of a survey that assessed how many people plan on getting the newest mRNA COVID-19 vaccine booster. The study's results revealed that only 46% of...
Yesterday, the New England Journal of Medicine published the results of a randomized study, which revealed that semaglutide can help manage heart failure symptoms in obese patients with preserved...
Yesterday, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), a subset of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), revealed that phase 1 vaccine trials for human immunodeficiency virus...
The pharmaceutical industry plays a pivotal role in healthcare, driving innovation and providing new tools to optimize patient care and management. Despite the many benefits offered by pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers, there is...
Last week, the American Red Cross announced a national blood shortage across the United States. In addition to a dire need for blood due to natural disasters and climate crises, the organization...
On September 12, 2023, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to eight companies, including Boiron Inc, CVS Health, DR Vitamin Solutions, Natural Ophthalmics Inc,...
Yesterday, the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met to discuss updated COVID-19 booster recommendations for the...
In a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), public health experts updated pneumococcal vaccination recommendations for...
Today, Visory Health announced that it is ranked the fourth-largest prescription discount card in the United States, based on an analysis from IQVIA. The company revealed that it has saved 3.25 million...
On August 23, 2023, the United States Food and Drug Administration distributed 15 warning letters to online retailers selling or distributing illegal and unauthorized e-cigarettes that appeal to...
On August 22, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published additional information on a Listeria outbreak linked to a recent food recall. Earlier that month, the United States Food and...
Drug addiction and treatment have become an increasingly serious problem in the United States healthcare system. Substance use disorders are life-threatening mental illnesses that continue to take lives, alter families, and burden...
On August 21, 2023, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Abrysvo, a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine. The drug aims to prevent illness in infants under six months by...
