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Pharmacists Play Important Role in Postoperative Nausea, Vomiting

Pharmacy Times

Jawad Saleh, clinical manager of Pharmacy Services at the Hospital for Special Surgery, discusses how pharmacists can treat postoperative nausea and vomiting.

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Expert Discusses How Pharmacists Can Treat PONV With Medication, Other Therapies

Pharmacy Times

Jawad Saleh, PharmD, BSPharm, BCCCP, BCPS, clinical manager of Pharmacy Services at the Hospital for Special Surgery, discusses how pharmacists can treat postoperative nausea and vomiting.

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STAT+: UnitedHealth signs a deal with Walmart for a new Medicare Advantage plan

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UnitedHealth will also help Walmart Health clinics manage care for all of their Medicare Advantage patients, regardless of insurer, starting with 15 locations in Georgia and Florida and growing from there. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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What HCPs think about COVID-19’s impact on cancer

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Knowing the “why” can help to address the specific challenges that hospitals are facing to ensure patients are receiving the care they need. Using Sermo RealTime, we asked physicians to rank why they believe there has been a decrease in diagnosis at their hospital or practice. ASCO Coronavirus Resources – FAQs ?

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J&J lung cancer initiative will use Optellum’s ‘digital biomarker’ tech

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UK-based Optellum has developed an AI-powered clinical decision support – called Virtual Nodule Clinic – that it says acts as a “digital biomarker”, looking for signs of cancer in computed tomography (CT) scans. It was approved by the FDA in March, and is starting to roll out in US hospitals.

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The evolution of the pharmacist prescriber: a prescription for change

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Pharmacist prescribing is an evolving component of modern healthcare systems across Europe, including in hospital settings. One observational study in a UK NHS hospital found that pharmacists make significantly fewer prescribing errors (0.7%) than doctors (9.8%).

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UK-wide whole genome sequencing for newborns is feasible – but there are some key questions to answer first

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This enriched phenotypic data is enhancing our understanding of disease variants and delivering insights that can help to empower hospitals to provide the best possible early treatment and care decisions. clinical management of the condition must be optimised in all healthcare providers. Boundaries to NBS’ scope.

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