Jolynn Tumolo

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RSV Can Infect Nerve Cells, Triggering Damage

01/15/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

“Until this study, the theory was that the inflammatory response was indirectly activating the nerves,” said study corresponding author Giovanni Piedimonte, MD, FAAP, FCCP, vice president for research and professor of pediatrics,...

“Until this study, the theory...

01/15/2024

Pharmacy Learning Network

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ADHD Drug Persistence Lower Than Expected

01/15/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

More than half of teens, young adults, and adults prescribed medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) stop taking it within the first year, according to a multinational study of more than 1.2 million patients published...

More than half of teens, young...

01/15/2024

Psych Congress Network

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Epilepsy, Migraine Drug Recalled

01/12/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Azurity Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling 2220 bottles of Eprontia oral solution. According to the January 10, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report, samples of the drug tested out of specification for an impurity...

Azurity Pharmaceuticals Inc. is...

01/12/2024

Pharmacy Learning Network

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Sterility Concerns Prompt Dialysis Solution Recall

01/12/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc. is recalling 69,590 bags of Delflex peritoneal dialysis solution because of sterility concerns, according to the January 10, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report.

Fresenius Medical Care Holdings...

01/12/2024

Pharmacy Learning Network

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Risk of MS Lower in People Living With HIV

01/10/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

People living with HIV have a lower risk of multiple sclerosis, according to an article published ahead of print in Annals of Neurology.

People living with HIV have a...

01/10/2024

First Report Managed Care

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Subthreshold Micropulse Laser Equivalent to Standard Laser Therapy for DME

01/10/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Subthreshold micropulse laser therapy was comparable in both efficacy and cost to standard laser therapy in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) with central retinal thickness less than 400 μm, according to a noninferiority trial...

Subthreshold micropulse laser...

01/10/2024

First Report Managed Care

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Comorbid Tics, Stereotypies Common in Typically Developing Patients, Review Finds

01/09/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Tics and stereotypies often co-occur in otherwise typically developing pediatric patients, according to a systematic literature review.

Tics and stereotypies often...

01/09/2024

Psych Congress Network

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Subjective Cognitive Complaints in Parkinson Disease May Signal Future Cognitive Decline

01/08/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Reported by more than a third of patients with Parkinson disease (PD), subjective cognitive complaints could be a risk marker of subsequent cognitive decline.

Reported by more than a third of...

01/08/2024

Neurology

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Pharmacy Referral Boosts Appropriate Statin Prescribing

01/05/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

The odds of patients being prescribed appropriate statin doses increased sixfold with automated referrals to pharmacy services compared with traditional prescribing, according to a study presented at the recent American Heart Association’s...

The odds of patients being...

01/05/2024

Pharmacy Learning Network

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Proposed Medicare Rule Allows Patients to Appeal Outpatient Redesignation that Hampers SNF Benefit

01/05/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a proposed rule that would establish an appeal process for beneficiaries with Original Medicare who are admitted to a hospital as an inpatient but later reclassified as an...

The Centers for Medicare &...

01/05/2024

Annals of Long-Term Care