Jolynn Tumolo

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Study Finds Less Bacterial Diversity in Lashes of Patients With Demodex Blepharitis

04/11/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Bacterial diversity is decreased in the eyelashes of patients with Demodex blepharitis compared with healthy volunteers, according to a study published online in Parasites & Vectors.

Bacterial diversity is decreased...

04/11/2024

First Report Managed Care

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Cyberattack Not Likely to Affect Credit Ratings for Not-for-Profit Hospitals

04/11/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

The cyberattack on Change Healthcare, which has disrupted insurance claims processes for medical institutions nationwide, is not expected to hurt the credit ratings of not-for-profit hospitals, Fitch Ratings recently announced. Change...

The cyberattack on Change...

04/11/2024

Integrated Healthcare Executive

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Perioperative Anticoagulation Management Should Weigh Thromboembolic, Bleeding Risks

04/10/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Managing patients on anticoagulation treatment during the perioperative period is a challenge that brings with it the risk for major complications, explains a StatPearls continuing education article.

Managing patients on...

04/10/2024

Veterans Health Today

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Resmetirom Superior to Placebo for NASH Resolution and Liver Fibrosis Reduction

04/10/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

In adults with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), resmetirom was superior to placebo for the outcomes of NASH resolution and improvement in liver fibrosis by at least one stage, according to a study published in The New England Journal of...

In adults with nonalcoholic...

04/10/2024

Pharmacy Learning Network

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More than 30 Injection Products Recalled for Sterility Concerns

04/09/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

SCA Pharmaceuticals is recalling 32 injection drug products in bags, syringes, and cassettes due to a lack of assurance of sterility, according to the April 3, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report.

SCA Pharmaceuticals is recalling...

04/09/2024

Pharmacy Learning Network

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Chattanooga VA Clinic Partners With Mobile Mammography Bus

04/09/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

The outpatient Chattanooga VA Clinic, Chattanooga, Tennessee, recently partnered with a local hospital breast center to provide mammography services to veterans in the community via a mobile mammogram bus, according to VA News report.

The outpatient Chattanooga VA...

04/09/2024

Veterans Health Today

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Outcomes Worse in Adults Hospitalized With RSV than Influenza

04/09/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

US adults hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) were more likely to have cardiopulmonary conditions, undergo longer hospital stays, and need mechanical ventilation compared with those hospitalized with influenza, according to a...

US adults hospitalized with...

04/09/2024

Pharmacy Learning Network

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RX Summit Presenters Embrace Harm Reduction for Recovery-Ready Communities

04/09/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Harm reduction services for people with SUD demonstrate efficacy, but they continue to encounter social stigma and barriers, according to a poster presentation at the RX and Illicit Drug Summit.

Harm reduction services for...

04/09/2024

Psychiatry & Behavioral Health

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Older Adults With a Delirium Episode Have 3 Times the Risk of Dementia in 5 Years

04/08/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Hospitalized older adults with at least 1 episode of delirium had triple the risk of an incident dementia diagnosis within 5 years of follow-up compared with those without a delirium diagnosis, according to a study published online in The...

Hospitalized older adults with...

04/08/2024

Neurology

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Class I Recall for Injection

04/05/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Par Sterile Products is recalling 466 vials of treprostinil injection because the solution may contain silicone particulates. The recall, which appeared in the April 3, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report, was...

Par Sterile Products is...

04/05/2024

Pharmacy Learning Network