Hayden is an associate editor for The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®). She joined the AJMC team 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.
Review Evaluates Outcome Domains for Self-management Interventions in Patients With IA
Variations between current core outcome sets and how trials are actually measuring self-management among patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) show the need for further established outcome domains.
Dr Linda Stein Gold on What to Look Forward to at AAD 2022
Linda Stein Gold, MD, director of dermatology clinical research at Henry Ford Health System, incoming vice president, American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), previews AAD 2022 and what she looks forward to both learning and teaching others.
NFID Board Members: We Need More Accessible, Less Expensive RSV Testing
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 COVID-19 testing developments have opened doors for developments in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) testing.
Functional Impairment May Heighten Cardiometabolic Risk Among People Living With HIV
Low functional status based on Duke Activity Status Instrument score was associated with higher cardiometabolic risk among individuals 45 years and older living with HIV, this new multinational cohort study found.
Genetic RA Associated With Inflammatory Bowel Disease, but Not Other Way Around
The genetically-predicted risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was positively associated with an increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and potentially with its main subtypes, ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease.
Mount Sinai Researchers Discuss Milestones in Understanding Genetic Variants
Ron Do, PhD, associate professor, Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Iain Forrest, MD-PhD candidate in Dr Do’s lab, discuss their hopes for their findings and how genetic data are being used in health care.
Telemonitoring Just as Beneficial as In-Person Monitoring for Patients With RA Initiating DMARDs
Using telemedicine to monitor patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) was highly cost-effective and resulted in similar health outcomes compared with in-person monitoring.
Mount Sinai Researchers Explain Implications of Genetic Testing for Providers
Ron Do, PhD, associate professor, Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Iain Forrest, MD-PhD candidate in Dr Do’s lab, explain their study's implications for providers and how age plays a role in genetic variant penetrance.
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.