Columbus-based Mount Carmel Health System tapped Amy Dickson, PharmD, to be its regional chief pharmacy officer, effective Nov. 14. 

Days after BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 surpassed BA.5 — the long-standing dominant COVID-19 subvariant — Moderna said its bivalent booster showed "robust neutralizing activity" against BQ.1.1 and had a 15.1-fold increase against BA.4 and BA.5. 

Moderna and Pfizer will soon launch trials to evaluate the long-term risk of myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle, with their COVID-19 vaccines, NBC News reported Nov. 12. 

On Nov. 10, a verified Twitter account posed as Eli Lilly wrote in a viral tweet, "We are excited to announce insulin is free now." By the next day, the drugmaker's shares plunged by about $22 billion. 

Walgreens has opened its 100th 'Health Corners' clinic at a store in Pico Rivera, Calif., the company said Nov. 10. 

Many Americans in rural areas do not have easy access to federal test-to-treat sites, according to a study published Nov. 9 in JAMA Network Open.

For months, the risk of taking Paxlovid then having rebounding symptoms or a second positive test happening days after a negative result has been a source of debate, but some say the benefits eclipse the minor risk. 

As some FDA-approved therapies to treat COVID-19 have been waning in efficacy against new variants, the agency approved a COVID-19-related pneumonia drug a day after it blocked authorization for another potential treatment. 

The following 10 hospitals, health systems and hospital operators have posted job listings seeking pharmacy leaders in the last week.

After scrambling to fill global orders for its monkeypox vaccine, Bavarian Nordic raked in $1 billion in its third quarter — more than twice its revenue in the same period last year, which was $449 million. 

In partnership with Clearway Health, Signature Healthcare has opened a convenient new pharmacy location.

Joseph Horsfall, PhD, was named director of pharmacy at Sandusky, Ohio-based Firelands Regional Medical Center.

As 17 states report high or very high flu activity, the number of prescriptions for a common flu drug have nearly doubled in the past week, according to GoodRx data. 

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the median salary for pharmacists working at ambulatory care facilities and hospitals has inched past what other work settings pay. 

Mohawk Valley Health System will partner with CPS to provide specialty pharmacy services for people living with chronic and complex conditions. 

About a fourth of the pharmacies that are part of the Defense Department's health plan, Tricare, have been dropped, which could affect more than 400,000 military beneficiaries, Kaiser Health News reported Nov. 8. 

In an effort to secure clearer reimbursement rules for pharmacists who provide COVID-19 services, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists met with CMS Nov. 7 during a discussion focused on Medicaid services. 

Appalachian Regional Healthcare recently opened a retail pharmacy on the campus of its Summers County Hospital in Hinton, W.Va., which pharmacy director Leann Umberger said is "the last piece of the puzzle for healthcare."

Patients with chronic conditions, rare diseases or who otherwise have a need for specialty medications to improve their health are faced with many roadblocks.

About a week after the FDA postponed a meeting to discuss HRA Pharma's birth control pill for over-the-counter use, 21 attorneys general penned a letter to urge the regulator to approve of an option that's safe and effective.