New and emerging therapies for hemophilia are transforming clinical pathways in patient care. Such therapies include extended half-life products, non-factor/rebalancing therapies, and even gene therapies. But while this expanding armamentarium is a triumph in the evolution of hemophilia prophylaxis and …
People with mild or moderate hemophilia may struggle to get prophylactic treatment because their disease severity classification does not always match their bleeding symptoms. Additionally, racial and ethnic minority groups with hemophilia often face systemic and socioeconomic circumstances that prevent …
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a condition with high seroprevalence in the U.S. population and remains a primary concern in solid organ transplants, particularly allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCTs) and kidney transplants. Pharmacists are an integral part of the team-based care …
Though the longstanding treatment focus for patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been on amyloid-beta and tau protein accumulation in the brain, evidence continues to spotlight neuroinflammation as a key contributor to AD progression. The presence of toxic amyloid-beta species …
Parents may hesitate to vaccinate their children for a number of reasons, including misinformation, lack of access, and mistrust in the healthcare community, particularly in underserved populations. Clinicians and nurses in particular are challenged to find ways to discuss vaccination …
Reasons for vaccine hesitancy among parents are often unknown to clinicians, including the pediatric and school nurses with whom parents interact. Parents may lack information or have misinformation about the need for vaccinations and possible health outcomes. While vaccine hesitancy …
Patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) frequently experience bowel urgency, a symptom resulting in rushing to the bathroom and sometimes causing loss of bowel control. The symptom of bowel urgency dramatically impacts patient quality of life (QoL), and can lead to …
Vaccine hesitancy in parents can lead to under-vaccination or the complete lack of vaccination in children and adolescents. This has been linked to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. Pediatric and school nurses are often the main source of information for parents …
