Maintenance or discontinuation of antidepressants in primary care
Major depressive disorder is one of the most common health conditions in the world and is characterized by persistent feelings […]
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The Role of Pharmacists in Reduction of Inappropriate Emergency Department Use: Solution to the Problem?
With the focus of American healthcare system recently shifting from volume-based to value-based, high healthcare costs are a substantial issue.
Home Care for Cancer Patients during Pandemic: Can Disaster Management Strategies Help?
Cancer patients are considered vulnerable due to an increased risk of developing severe cases of COVID-19 disease compared with non-oncological
Empagliflozin Trial Shows Positive Results for Reducing Risk of Cardiovascular Death or Hospitalization
Heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization in the United States, and the risk of death in people with
Water Lithiation is Associated with Lower Suicide Rates
In 1949, an Australian psychiatrist named John Cade discovered therapeutic dosing of lithium as a mood stabilizer for the pharmacologic
Uncomplicated Appendicitis: Nonoperative Treatment in Children
After the first successful operation to treat acute appendicitis in 1759 in France and the invention of general anesthesia in
5 billion in covid relief, and still need more
Nursing home leaders are grateful for the $5 billion in additional Provider Relief Funds going towards nursing homes that will
FDAQuest pooling tests
FDA announces that Quest diagnostics now offers pooling sample testing for COVID-19 for use with pooled samples containing up to
Exercise has key benefits for patients with dementia
While many focus on the cognitive effects of dementia, there are also prominent physical changes. The most notably changes being
Study Examines if Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Affect Severity of Delirium
Experts estimate that by the year 2050, 13.8 million older adults in the United States will develop Alzheimer’s disease and