Timely Insights for Healthcare Experts
Wuhan Coronavirus arrives in the US
PEPID News: Coronavirus arrives in US The CDC and WHO are closely monitoring an outbreak of caused by a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) originating in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The outbreak was reported to the WHO on December 31, 2019. Since then, the death toll has...
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Blood Test to Predict Alzheimer’s 94% Accurate
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO recently reported a game changing blood test that could significantly decrease the cost of clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease. The findings, published August 1st in the journal Neurology,...
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Rock It Like A Surgeon
According to a study by Figure 1 and Spotify 90% of surgeons and surgical residents listen to music in the operating theater, and the most popular genre of the 700 surgeons from more than 50 countries surveyed is rock at 49% and pop at 48%. Classical followed closely...
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Don’t Go Camping Without These T.I.P.S. for Summer Injuries
Summer is in full swing, and what better way to welcome the hottest time of the year than with a fun-filled weekend in the great outdoors. Whether you're unwinding in a private cabin in the woods or pitching a cozy tent by the lake, too much exposure and too little...
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Novel FDA Drug Approvals: February-May 2019
Every year, the US FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) releases a list of newly-approved novel drugs and therapeutic biological products. Last year's Novel Drug Approvals list holds the record for the most number of approved drugs, effectively...
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Self-Care Calendar for Nurses: 30 Days of Self-Care to Prevent Burnout
Nurses Have it Rough While a 3-day weekly work schedule and constant hiring demand may sound like a dream, many nurses wage a constant battle against burnout. A 2017 survey of over 600 American nurses between the ages of 25 and 55 revealed 50% have considered leaving...
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An Infographic World Immunization Week
About World Immunization Week World Immunization Week is a global public health campaign to raise awareness and increase rates of immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases around the world. World immunization week takes place each year during the last week of...
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PEPIDPrimer: 10 Basic Critical Appraisal Questions for Healthcare Professionals and Librarians
Using Critical Appraisal to Find the Best Resources in the Midst of 'Information Overload' The rise of evidence-based practice (EBP) has been transformative in accomplishing value-based provider goals and improving patient outcomes. Over 12,000 new articles are...
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DO Your Part, Doc! How Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine Can Save an Aging America
A 2018 report conducted for the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) by IHS Inc paints a grim picture for the increasing healthcare demands of a growing & aging population with a physician supply that is struggling to keep up. The predicted physician...
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Starting the Conversations with your Patients to Donate Life
As a trusted health professional, your words on the topic can greatly impact perspectives on being an organ donor, help see through myths, and, at the very least, help people remember that donating is important. Consider this: If you are responsible for encouraging...
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Diagnosis or Wake Up Call? How to Educate and Motivate the Prediabetic Patient
1 in 4 Adults are Still Unaware That They are Living with Diabetes. For how seriously debilitating and life-altering diabetes can be for about 30.3 million diagnosed Americans, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) estimates that nearly 1 in 4 adults, or 7.2 million...
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PEPID’s Founder and CEO Discusses the Challenges and Merits of PGx
Founder and CEO, Mark Rosenbloom, MD, MBA joins PEPID Pulse’s Implementing Precision Medicine live broadcast series at HIMSS 2019. Dr. Rosenbloom’s talk, “Implementing Precision Medicine in the Clinical Setting: Challenges and Rewards” expounds on: Pharmacogenomics’...
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Precision without Fatigue: Focusing on User-experience and Technology to Improve Patient Outcomes
PEPID’s Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Edward Reynolds joins the Pulse during HIMSS 2019 to talk about the development strategy and objectives behind the company’s most cutting-edge release. His talk, “Precision without Fatigue: Focusing on...
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Untapped Support: Certified Pharmacy Technicians for More Efficient Pharmacies
Today’s healthcare industry is a race between technology, policy, and support, with the endpoint for all of them being a more patient-centered approach. Technological advancements have made precision medicine possible, resulting in an explosion of data and...
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Keep Your Genes On: How to Set Patients’ Expectations of PGx Testing
Moving Forward with Proper PGx Expectations 2,5Pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing and PGx-based treatments may be all the rage in precision medicine today, but more genetic and pharmacology experts – especially in the areas of cardiology, pain management, and...
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Expanding Services and Savings: Why Leveraging a Remote Pharmacy is a Win-Win
Moving Forward with Remote SupportThe intimidating costs behind patient-centered healthcare reform can be mitigated with the added revenue and reduced labor costs of establishing remote pharmacy models (RPMs). These highly efficient sites not only give...
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Trump Signs Opioid Law; Pharmacists Still Frustrated with Lack of Medicare B Coverage
Moving Forward with New Provisions The Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6), signed on October 24, 2018, addresses the opioid crisis by reducing supply and access...
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Getting a Bigger Slice of the P.I.E.: The Pharmacist’s Duties in Clinical Pharmacogenomics (PGx)
Getting a Bigger Slice of the P.I.E.: The Pharmacist’s Duties in Clinical Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Ninety percent of Americans live within 5 miles of a community pharmacy, with local patients averaging 35 drugstore visits annually. Compared to the average...
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PGx + CDSS: Completing the Formula for Expanded Affordable Quality Healthcare
Pharmacogenomics (PGx) is rapidly evolving from being a “luxury” diagnostic test to the healthcare standard millions of patients and providers have been waiting for. Although PGx is a relatively new field, the R&D support and buzz behind it is growing...
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