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Many families look forward to Halloween festivities, and there are a variety of creative and safe ways to celebrate while reducing the spread of COVID-19.

Every year on October 12, the observance of World Arthritis Day calls global attention to the complex, multifaceted disease that causes both physical and emotional impacts, yet is still called the ‘invisible disease.

In addition to these new initiatives, Walgreens has extended its offering of free prescription delivery for 1- to 2-day deliveries through the end of 2020.

Data science can help to predict patient outcomes for areas such as medication utilization and readmission rates to hospitals.

Contemporary Clinic spoke with Gregg Sylvester, chief medical officer at Seqirus, about the new trivalent influenza vaccine, aTIV, and its implications for practitioners.

Contemporary Clinic spoke with Kristin Hittle Gigli, acute care pediatric nurse practitioner and volunteer leader at NAPNAP, about pediatric opioid use and abuse and medication-based treatment.

Internal medicine providers were 1.6 times more likely to prescribe PrEP than infectious disease practitioners.

The databases also provided information on the cost of Medicare, the number of uninsured Americans, and those living in poverty.

Lactic acid, citric acid, and potassium bitartrate is a prescription combination, non-hormonal contraceptive gel found to be 86.3% effective with typical use.

Walgreens won the ‘Digital/Mobile Health Solutions’ category in the Fierce Innovation Awards - Healthcare Edition 2020.

This is the first and only, once-daily single inhaler triple therapy approved for the treatment of both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The 2019 survey results from the Monitoring the Future (MTF) study showed that vaping marijuana and nicotine rose sharply in the past 3 years among college age students, or students between 19 and 22 years of age.

Researchers believe the progression of allergies begins with eczema in infancy before progressing to food allergies, asthma, and hay fever later in childhood.

Two phase 3 studies showed an investigational 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (V114, Merck) was well-tolerated among patients and met the primary immunogenicity objectives.

Contemporary Clinic spoke with Gretchen McNally, nurse practitioner of hematology at Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital, about substance use disorder in oncology patients and addiction stigma.

The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) is hosting a TeamPeds Town Hall event, titled “COVID-19 Update and Vaccine Development,” to discuss what health care professionals should expect related to vaccine development and distribution.

Methylphenidate hydrochloride extended-release tablets are indicated for the treatment of ADHD.

Contemporary Clinic spoke with Kelli Garber, lead nurse practitioner for school-based health and the center for telehealth at the Medical University of South Carolina and NAPNAP member, about the growth of telehealth and what health care professionals and nurse practitioners should consider when using telehealth.

Age, insurance status, and having a primary care provider are all important determinants, but short- and long-term interventions are necessary to increase vaccination rates.

Contemporary Clinic spoke with Lukia Beverly, pediatric nurse practitioner and co-chair of NAPNAP’s Immunization Special Interest Group, about National Immunization Awareness Month.

Flu vaccination may introduce proteins used by the body to learn how to fight Alzheimer disease later on.

Drops of cysteamine ophthalmic solution are applied 4 times a day.

The results showed higher rates of vaping and marijuana use are associated with fewer EVALI cases per capita.

The Department of Defense awarded Adaptive Phage Therapeutics $9.8 million for the development of multiple high-priority, bacteriophage-based display vaccine candidates against COVID-19.

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Google searches for anxiety have climbed 17%.

Many caregivers reported that their child’s peanut allergy negatively impacts their job or career, suggesting potential socioeconomic impacts on families.

Contemporary Clinic spoke with Leslie Clayton Milteer, PA-C, MPAS, DFAAPA AAPA Board of Directors, about the importance of flu vaccines and how the public can prepare for the upcoming flu season.

Negative feelings toward vaccines may be caused by the recommendations given by authorities or social pressure in society to get vaccinated, according to a study.

Family nurse practitioner Sara Hunt, DNP, FNP-C, PHN, explains how to prepare children to go back to school safely as schools begin to open up.

Walgreens is now offering flu shots daily at all of its nearly 9100 pharmacies, with additional safety measures in place that follow the CDC’s recommendations for anyone over 6 months of age to get the flu shot.