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Heart failure is probably the area of cardiology that has grown the most in recent years with a likely turning point being, for example, the publication of results of the PARADIGM-HF study (Angiotensin-Neprilysin Inhibition versus Enalapril in Heart Failure) in 2014, which is the largest study conducted to date in heart failure (8842 patients). For […]
Public and private hospitals around the world, and specifically in Latin America, have the necessity to diminish medicine costs, support their rational use and achieve patient safety. Nowadays, an important competent strategy to fulfil these goals is the implementation of different pharmaceutical services considering the characteristics and objectives of each hospital. All pharmaceutical services are […]
In recent years, advanced non-small-cell lung cancer has undergone tremendous progress in its management. On the one hand, the use of immune checkpoints inhibitors (anti-PD-(L)1 and anti-CTLA4) with or without chemotherapy has revolutionized the prognosis of a relevant number of patients; on the other hand, the discovery of several actionable genetic drivers in adenocarcinoma histology, […]
Breast cancer, one of the most common malignancies worldwide, is an example of complex disease. Clinical complexity is an increasingly recognized feature of internal medicine and oncology patients, who are often characterized by multifaceted needs determined by both biological (i.e. intrinsic to patient or disease biology) and non-biological (i.e. socioeconomic, cultural, environmental and behavioural) factors. […]