Cheerleaders of Doom

Little women?

Women are not just smaller versions of men:
https://theconversation.com/women-are-50-75-more-likely-to-have-adverse-drug-reactions-a-new-mouse-study-finally-helps-explain-why-195358.

A magazine and a CE webinar

Tomorrow morning’s live (FREE!) webinar: “Hormonal Contraception — A Clinical Practice Update for Pharmacists”:

Hormonal Contraception – A Clinical Practice Update for Pharmacists

Melanoma vaccine passes trial

Merck’s Keytruda plus Moderna’s experimental mRNA vaccine can protect melanoma patients from recurrence or death:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/13/health/mrna-cancer-vaccine-study/index.html

Jerks are everywhere

If you or your co-workers have ever been harassed by patients, you’re not alone:
https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/ashp/102141

Post-menopausal cholesterol: more than estrogen

A different hormone is a complementary predictor of choloesterol issues:
https://www.sph.pitt.edu/news/hormone-may-be-missing-ingredient-heart-healthy-cholesterol-levels-menopausal-women

Smallpox vaccine works against mpox

The Jynneos smallpox vaccine does a darned good job preventing monkeypox infections:
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/12/08/mpox-Jynneos-vaccine/2241670534781/

The agony of the set

Watching TV can be literally painful:
https://baker.edu.au/news/media-releases/tv-watching-pain

Utah: Bad Advice

Do your own pharmacy compounding!

Utah pharmacist says amoxicillin capsules can be converted into liquid form amid shortage

India: Nasal booster

The Indian government has approved a nasal Covid-19 vaccine:

WashU’s nasal COVID-19 vaccine approved for use as booster in India

Ohio: Bad parenting

74 cases of measles in the current outbreak:
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/columbus/viz/MeaslesPublicReport/MeaslesPublicReport