By Davidta Brown, Senior Staff Editor - The pain, nausea, and light or sound sensitivity that comprise a migraine attack…
By: Sang Hyub Kim, DPM Candidate c/o 2018, New York College of Podiatric Medicine - I was diagnosed with ulcerative…
By: Erica Dimitropoulos Co-Copy Editor [Content- Focused] - On February 14, 2014, elosulfase alfa (Vimizim™) became an FDA-approved enzyme replacement therapy…
By: Rebecca Gilene, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014, St. Louis College of Pharmacy - The FDA approved macitentan (Opsumit®) on October…
By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - A new experimental vaccine, PfsPZ, offers great promise as a cure for malaria.…
By: Davidta Brown, Staff Editor - For the estimated 7.5 million individuals in the United States living with iron deficiency…
By: Tamara Yunusova, Senior Staff Editor - After a lengthy fifteen-year hiatus in recombinant drug approvals, FDA-approved Recombinant Coagulation Factor…
By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - On June 27, 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), AIDS.gov,…
By: Erica Dimitropoulos, Senior Staff Editor - Lupus is highly unpredictable and occurs without warning; there is no known cause…
By: Andy Zhang, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - On March 28, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the…
By: Sharon Janak, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - How can we distinguish between vascular injury and Purple Glove Syndrome (an…
By Nancy Rizkalla, PharmD candidate c/o 2015 - Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with subsequent stent implantation is a highly…
By: Steve Soman, Co-Editor-in-Chief - Varicella Zoster Immune Globulin (Varizig®) was approved by the FDA on December 21st of 2012.…
By: Nandini Puranprashad, Pharm D. Candidate c/o 2013 - I’m sitting in a quaint coffee shop in Cherokee, North Carolina,…
By: Marina Yermolayeva, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - “I’m allergic to the generic; I need the brand name medication,” is…
By: Neal Shah, Co-Editor-In-Chief - Contrast dyes enhance imaging for computer tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR), and X-rays.1 Dyes usually…
By: Mohamed Dungersi, Associate Student Editor - What is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)? Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute complication of…
By: Neal Shah, Co Editor-In-Chief - Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA), also known as erythroblastopenia, is characterized by a suppression…
By: Raymond Wu, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 The 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 (5HT3) antagonists (e.g. ondansetron [Zofran®]) are commonly used…
By: Lauren Kaveski, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - We see proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) used in many medication regimens, but…
By Lunbao (Jerry) Huang, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Over the last two decades, there has been an increasing focus…
By: Neal Shah - Defined by the Joint National Committee, hypertension (HTN) is a systolic blood pressure (SBP) greater than…
By: Khilna Patel, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2012 - On October 25 of this year, Eli Lilly and Company announced a…
By Ebey P. Soman - Many living organisms occupy our intestines to aid us with metabolism, recycling of hormones, and,…