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Endocrinology Advisor
Adults with type 2 diabetes initiating GLP-1 receptor agonists experienced higher rates of nonscarring alopecia than matched users of SGLT-2 or DPP-4 inhibitors. The association persisted across multiple analyses, though absolute risk remained low.
Dermatology August 14th 2026
Specialty Pharmacy Continuum
Across 14 health-system specialty pharmacies, pharmacist interventions were associated with an estimated $3.6 million in avoided medication costs over six months. The analysis used a structured attribution method to assess the likelihood that individual interventions altered treatment trajectories.
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy (BCACP) August 3rd 2026
Oncology News Central (ONC)
A phase 3 trial in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer found that adding concurrent thoracic radiotherapy to chemoimmunotherapy did not improve survival outcomes and was associated with higher toxicity. Investigators reported more adverse events and treatment-related deaths, raising safety concerns about this combination strategy.
Hematology/Oncology July 29th 2026
Dermatology Advisor
A retrospective analysis of FDA postmarketing reports identified textural changes, pigmentary alteration, and subcutaneous fat loss as the most frequently reported adverse events following radiofrequency microneedling, with most cases occurring on the face and submental area.
Dermatology June 4th 2026
Open Forum Infectious Diseases (OFID)
Cotrimoxazole was associated with nearly twice the adverse event rate of fluoroquinolones in a retrospective study of 228 hospitalized men aged 75 or older with urinary tract infections, with acute kidney injury onset occurring at a median of six days post-initiation.
Clinical Pharmacology May 29th 2026
Ipsen voluntarily withdrew tazemetostat in follicular lymphoma and epithelioid sarcoma after 18 of 318 SYMPHONY-1 participants developed hematologic second primary malignancies, including three deaths.
Hematology/Oncology May 26th 2026