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Rectal Cancer Disappears After Use of Immunotherapy

By: Sairah Sheikh, PharmD Candidate c/o 2024                  Promising new research conducted by doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center…

4 years ago

Mounjaro (Tirzepatide): Dual-Targeted Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

By: Zarin Chowdhury, PharmD Candidate c/o 2023 and Lauren Merkovich, PharmD Candidate c/o 2023               Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is…

4 years ago

New FDA Approval of Bydureon for Treating Type 2 Diabetes in Pediatric Patients

By: Kelly Lavery, PharmD Candidate c/o 2024               Increasing rates of childhood obesity remain a major risk factor behind a…

4 years ago

FDA’s Approval of Pharmacists Prescribing Paxlovid

By: Imaan Sekhery, PharmD Candidate c/o 2025 ​              On July 6, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised the…

4 years ago

FDA Approves Tubeless Automated Insulin System for Kids 2 Years of Age and Older

By: Geraldine Ciaccio, PharmD Candidate c/o 2025               Young children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are completely dependent on others…

4 years ago

Standing Order for Naloxone in Pharmacies in New York State: A Step Closer in Pharmacy Advocacy

By: Helen Li, PharmD Candidate c/o 2023               On August 15, 2022, the New York State Commissioner of Health, Dr.…

4 years ago

Paxlovid, the First Oral Antiviral Treatment for Covid-19

By: Kirby An, PharmD Candidate c/o 2023               Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) is a virus that took the world by storm…

4 years ago

Wegovy® (Semaglutide): New FDA Approval for Use in Obesity

By: Pauline Choi, PharmD               There has been an increase in the prevalence of obesity, and it has become an…

4 years ago

YouTube Bans Misinformation About Approved Vaccines

By: Natalia Jucha, PharmD Candidate c/o 2022 and Zarin Chowdhury PharmD Candidate c/o 2023              Effective September 29th of 2021,…

4 years ago

CDC Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots

By: Fatima Amjad, PharmD candidate c/o 2022              Pharmacists have truly taken on the role of superhero during the coronavirus…

4 years ago