Category: 6. Health

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Pharmacy Times: What is the value of the pharmacist in this setting?

The report, titled “Disconnected,” identifies four critical gaps affecting U.S. consumers:

* Knowledge Gap: While 70% of shoppers try to avoid UPFs, confusion persists about identification.

* Behavioral Gap: Shoppers significantly underestimate…

Plastic is ubiquitous in the modern world, and it’s notorious for taking a long time to completely break down in the environment — if it ever does.

But even without breaking down completely, plastic can shed tiny particles — called…

Introduction

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an escalating global health issue, affecting over 800 million individuals worldwide—more than 10% of the global population.^1,2 The morbidity of CKD is steadily increasing, with projections indicating…

In a precursor to what we might expect in the coming flu season in the United States and across the Northern Hemisphere, a new study shows flu vaccine effectiveness (VE) to be around 50% for both clinic visits and hospital stays for influenza…

Background

Gastric cancer ranks as the fifth most prevalent type of cancer and is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality on a global scale.¹ China is characterized by a notably high incidence of gastric cancer, with new cases and…

According to the UK’s National Health Service, excessive nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), affects between 1 and 3 in every 100 pregnant women. Due to its…