Alana Hippensteele is lead editor at Pharmacy Times®, Contemporary Clinic, and Pharmacy Times Oncology Edition®. She has a master's in Critical Theory and Creative Research from Pacific Northwest College of Art and a bachelor's degree in English and Art History. She has worked as an English instructor at Temple University and held editorial positions at American Cleaning & Hygiene and Tin House.
Study: New 15-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Meets Immunogenicity and Safety Objectives
July 2nd 2020Results from 2 initial phase 3 studies evaluating an investigational 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine were recently released, assessing its immunogenicity, safety, and tolerability.
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Air Pollution a Key Contributor to Cardiovascular Disease Regardless of Country Income
June 30th 2020A recent study showed that long-term exposure to fine particulate outdoor air pollution is a key contributor to cardiovascular disease and death throughout the world, regardless of the income bracket of the various countries.
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Study: Menstrual Cups an Effective, More Comfortable Method of Diagnosis for Endometrial Cancer
June 23rd 2020A study presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology 2020 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer showed menstrual cups may provide a novel, less invasive, and more comfortable approach to the diagnosis of endometrial cancer.
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9 in 10 Americans Support Federal Intervention in Drug Prices in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
June 19th 2020According to a new study by West Health and Gallup, 88% of US adults support the federal government directly negotiating the price of a COVID-19 treatment with a drug manufacturer upon its availability due to concerns regarding raised drug prices.
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Youth, Young Adults With Diabetes Today Have Worse Glycemic Control Than Prior Generations
June 17th 2020According to a recent study presented at the ADA’s 80th Scientific Sessions, youth and young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the United States today have worse glycemic control than prior generations.
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Study Estimates Diabetes Could Result in a Loss of 6.4 Million Years of Life in the UK
June 10th 2020A recent study in the UK that estimated the amount of life lost from type 1 and type 2 diabetes in the country’s population found that the loss amounted to approximately 6.4 million years of future life in the current population.
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Study: Major Shift in the Treatment of Patients with CLL in the VHA
June 2nd 2020At the 2020 American Society of Clinical Oncology Virtual Scientific Program, researchers presented a recent study that is the largest to date analyzing CLL treatment patterns among VHA patients between 2013 and 2018.
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