Pharmacy-Centered HIV Research: Current Landscape and Future Frontiers

Date and Time June 28–29, 20231:00–5:00 p.m. ET Overview This meeting brings together researchers, pharmacists and other pharmacy-involved professionals, community members, and federal partners to discuss research opportunities in how pharmacies are used to provide HIV testing, prevention, and care. Pharmacies are often seen as places where people can go for health care without feeling judged…

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Survey Highlights Clinician Preference for Once-at-Bedtime Oxybate for Narcolepsy

A study funded by Avadel Pharmaceuticals, which just launched Lumryz for narcolepsy in the US, describes clinician preferences among oxybate treatments for narcolepsy and highlights a need for once-at-bedtime oxybate dosing.  Among 100 clinicians, the primary driver of overall oxybate choice, potential to improve patient quality of life, and decrease stress/anxiety was a single bedtime…

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Snout Type Influences Sleep Apnea Risk in Dogs

Sleep-disordered breathing is more prevalent among short-snouted dogs than those with longer snouts, according to University of Helsinki researchers who tested a new method of diagnosing sleep-disordered breathing in dogs by using a neckband developed for human sleep apnea diagnostics. The study was published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. French bulldogs, pugs, and…

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Clinical Trial Investigates EEG Biomarkers for Sleep and Neurologic Disorders

A clinical trial will investigate the integration of neurodiagnostic company Beacon Biosignals’ at-home electroencephalogram (EEG) into digital biomarkers company Koneksa’s Neuroscience Solution Toolkit to discover biomarkers and determine the usability and validity of measures of sleep and neurologic disorders collected using at-home EEG, wearables, and smartphones. The Koneksa-sponsored clinical validation study, “A basket observational study…

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