How prevalent is iron deficiency among the American public? Authors of a recent study published in JAMA sought answers and discovered that absolute and functional iron deficiency affect a large proportion of American adults even in the absence of anemia, heart failure, chronic kidney disease, or a current pregnancy.

The American Heart Association (AHA) has developed a new formula, Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease EVENTs (PREVENT), to address perceived flaws in pooled cohort equations, including possible overestimation of CVD risk, omission of key kidney and metabolic factors, and the inclusion of Black race as an input.

In a research letter published in JAMA Network Open, authors make a connection between pharmacy accessibility and social vulnerability.

Long COVID can cause more than 200 symptoms and it affects each person differently, according to a June 2024 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Under new law, pharmacist scope of practice expands in Tennessee. Fentanyl tablet seizures have quadrupled in the last 6 year. UF Health will lead CDC-backed hypertension pharmacists’ program. Coming off GLP-1s slowly could be key to preventing weight regain.