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.
Mount Sinai Researchers Explain Biobanks Used in Clinical Variants Study
Ron Do, PhD, associate professor, Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Iain Forrest, MD-PhD candidate in Dr Do’s lab, explain the differences between the biobanks used in their study on population-based penetrance of clinical variants.
HIV, HCV Testing Availability Stagnates Despite Growing Number of Substance Use Treatment Facilities
Although thousands of new substance use disorder treatment facilities that offer medication for opioid use disorder were opened between 2017 and 2020, the proportion of facilities that also offered HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing hardly changed.
NFID Board Members on How RSV Affects Different Age Groups
William Schaffner, MD, medical director at the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), and Patsy Stinchfield, RN, MS, CPNP, president-elect of NFID, discuss how respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) affects different age groups.
Mount Sinai Researchers Discuss Findings on Risk of Pathogenic, Loss-of-Function Clinical Variants
Ron Do, PhD, associate professor, Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Iain Forrest, MD-PhD candidate in Dr Do’s lab, discuss the results of their recent study measuring population-based penetrance of pathogenic and loss-of-function clinical variants.
Dr Ted Mikuls Explains Gout Study's Regional Data, Findings on Urate Control
Ted Mikuls, MD, MSPH, Stokes-Shackleford Professor of Rheumatology, vice chair for research, internal medicine, at the University of Nebraska, discusses findings on urate-lowering therapy and the lack of regional data on gout-related lower-extremity amputation.
Dr Sunil Verma Discusses Adding Durvalumab to Cholangiocarcioma Chemotherapy Combination
Sunil Verma, MD, senior vice president and global head of oncology, medical, at AstraZeneca, discusses the addition of durvalumab to a chemotherapy regimen of gemcitabine and cisplatin for biliary duct cancer.
Transesophageal Echocardiography Not Linked With Respiratory Failure, Study Finds
The 28-day cumulative risk of respiratory failure after transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was similar to the risk measured in those go did not undergo TEE, a procedure performed after a transient ischemic attack or stroke.
Dr Funmi Olopade Describes Advancements in BRCA Gene Testing
Funmi Olopade, MD, FACP, 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, explains advancements in BRCA testing and how genetic testing has become standard of care.
Dr Ted Mikuls Discusses Gout Interventions to Prevent Amputation
Ted Mikuls, MD, MSPH, Stokes-Shackleford professor of rheumatology, vice chair for research, internal medicine at the University of Nebraska, discusses interventions and treatments that could prevent lower extremity amputation for people with gout.
Mount Sinai Researchers on Importance of Understanding Genetic Variants and Disease Risk
Ron Do, PhD, associate professor of the Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Iain Forrest, MD-PhD candidate in Dr Do’s lab, explain the importance of their recent study measuring population-based penetrance of pathogenic and loss-of-function clinical variants.
Dr Dennis Scanlon Discusses End-of-Year Letter on Health Care Innovation
Dennis P. Scanlon, PhD, professor of health policy and administration at Pennsylvania State University and editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Accountable Care, discusses his 2021 end-of-year letter calling on health system leaders to learn and innovate in real time.
NFID Board Members Discuss COVID-19's Impact on RSV Seasonality
William Schaffner, MD, medical director at the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), and Patsy Stinchfield, RN, MS, CPNP, president-elect of NFID, explain how the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Dr Kenneth Cohen: Low-Value Care Exists Across the Health Care System
Kenneth Cohen, MD, FACP, executive director of clinical research at UnitedHealth Group Research and Development and senior national medical director at OptumCare, discusses areas where low-value care is more prevalent and the shift to high-value care.
Dr Ted Mikuls on Gout Study: BMI Was Independent of Amputation Rate
Ted Mikuls, MD, MSPH, Stokes-Shackleford professor of rheumatology, vice chair for research, internal medicine at the University of Nebraska, explains how lower extremity amputation among US veterans with gout was independent of body mass index (BMI) and other risk factors.
Dr Kenneth Cohen on Education, Tools to Reduce Low-Value Care
Kenneth Cohen, MD, FACP, executive director of clinical research at UnitedHealth Group Research and Development and senior national medical director at OptumCare, discusses evidence-based education and other tools to address low-value care.