Hayden is an assistant editor for The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) and joined AJMC® in 2021, where she produces written and video content covering multiple disease states.
She has a BA in journalism & media studies from Rutgers University. You can connect with Hayden on LinkedIn.
Dr Funmi Olopade on WISDOM: When You Ask Women to Participate, They Sign Up
October 20th 2021The WISDOM study—Women Informed to Screen Depending On Measures of risk—was launched to test a personalized approach to screening compared to annual mammograms. Funmi Olopade, MD, FACP, is a professor of Medicine and Human Genetics and founding director of the Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics and Global Health at the University of Chicago Medical Center, and a co-investigator of WISDOM. She is an expert on understanding the etiology and genomic basis of cancer progression in diverse populations and has published extensively on both genetic and non-genetic risk factors for breast cancer. She discussed overcoming early challenges of low enrollment of Black women in the study.
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ADA vs CBO: Including Dental Coverage Under Medicare
October 2nd 2021The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that adding dental, vision, and hearing benefits would increase Medicare’s direct spending, but the American Dental Association (ADA) is claiming reimbursement will not be enough to cover these costs
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HIIT Improves Cardiorespiratory Fitness More Than Low-Intensity Exercise, Review Says
September 26th 2021For patients with heart failure and cardiovascular disease, high intensity interval training has a greater positive effect on cardiorespiratory fitness than moderate intensity continuous training.
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Encourage Further SGLT2 Inhibitor Treatment for Diabetes, Kidney Disease, Expert Says
September 20th 2021New data from the CREDENCE trial shows that the sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor canagliflozin may reduce hyperkalemia risk in people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease who are using RAAS inhibitors.
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BPCI Model Not Equipped to Tackle Reform of SNF Spending, Researchers Find
September 17th 2021The study found that BPCI Model 3, which held postacute facilities accountable for costs of care, was not associated with payment reductions or changes in other quality and selection metrics among skilled nursing facilities.
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History of Malaria May Indicate Greater Risk of Heart Failure
August 6th 2021Individuals with a history of Plasmodium falciparum protozoan parasitic infection had a significantly increased long-term risk of developing heart failure but not myocardial infarction or cardiovascular or all-cause death.
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