Antibiotic use plunged during pandemic
The use of antibiotics fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study in France. The research suggests that antimicrobial prescriptions declined during periods of social… read more.
The use of antibiotics fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study in France. The research suggests that antimicrobial prescriptions declined during periods of social… read more.
Research carried out at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy based on a survey of 1,218 pharmacy care patients in the United States shows more than half… read more.
While increased average life expectancy is a testament to modern medicine and public health efforts, an aging population comes with an increased presence of chronic diseases such as… read more.
More than 31 million Americans (12%) report needing to borrow about $74 billion last year to pay for healthcare despite most having some form of health insurance, according… read more.
People with metastatic cancer who regularly report their symptoms via a home-based electronic monitoring system experienced improved quality of life, clinical outcomes and well-being, as well as fewer… read more.
About 1 in 3 U.S. retail pharmacies have closed since 2010, with the vast majority of states experiencing an overall decline in drugstores in recent years, according to… read more.
Affordability in Canada affects not just groceries but also medications, with 1 in 20 people unable to take their medications as prescribed because of cost, found new research… read more.
Specific combinations of long term conditions have a major role in the additional pressures the NHS faces every winter, because they are associated with significantly higher risks of… read more.
Reports of drug-related supply-chain issues were 40% less likely to result in drug shortages in Canada versus the United States, according to a new study from University of… read more.
Hussain S. Lalani, MD, MPH, MSc, of the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is the lead author of a paper published in JAMA,… read more.
A team of leading sleep researchers from the British Sleep Society have called for the government to abolish the twice-yearly clock changes in the UK due to the… read more.
Scientists have identified a protein that blocks the activity of bone-forming cells (osteoblasts) by stopping them from maturing during the journey to sites of bone formation, a new… read more.
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