Maggie is a senior editor for The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) and produces written, video, and podcast content covering several disease states. She joined AJMC® in 2019, and has been with AJMC®’s parent company, MJH Life Sciences®, since 2014, when she started as a copy editor.
She has a BA in English from Penn State University. You can connect with Maggie on LinkedIn.
Dr David R. Penberthy: Knowledge Gained at ASCO Can Transform Cancer Care
David R. Penberthy, MD, MBA, is medical director, Radiation Oncology, Bon Secours-Southside Medical Center in Petersburg, Virginia, and president of the Association of Community Cancer Centers for the 2022-2023 term.
Dr Kashyap Patel Discusses the Importance of WES in Reducing Targeted Treatment Disparities
Kashyap Patel, MD, CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates, current president of the Community Oncology Alliance, and associate editor of Evidence-Based Oncology™, discusses his partnership with Sema4 and LabCorp and their joint goal to advance whole-exome sequencing (WES) for targeted oncology treatment.
Dr Enrique Ocio Discusses the Advantages of Sub-Q Isatuximab for RRMM
Enrique Ocio, MD, PhD, hematology department head, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Spain, discusses phase 1b trial results for subcutaneous (sub-Q) vs intravenous isatuximab, both formulations administered in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM).
Dr Randall A. Oyer: Clinical Trials Must Be Accessible to Everyone
Randall A. Oyer, MD, medical director, oncology, and medical director, Cancer Risk Evaluation Program, Lancaster General Health, and clinical professor of cancer biology at Penn Medicine, discusses the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology/Association of Community Cancer Centers recommendations for improving diversity in clinical trials.
Dr Kashyap Patel Updates on Exciting Developments at ASCO22
Kashyap Patel, MD, CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates, current president of the Community Oncology Alliance, and associate editor of Evidence-Based Oncology™, talks with us ahead of the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.
Fully Artificial Pancreas Produces Results Comparable With Hybrid Artificial Pancreas
This new study from Canada compared outcomes in patients living with type 1 diabetes who used 2 closed-loop insulin delivery systems: a fully artificial pancreas that did not require meal input and a hybrid artificial pancreas that required carbohydrate counting.
New Research Calls for a Reconsideration of Loop Diuretic Use, Fluid Restriction in HF
Thirst outcomes were investigated among patients with stable heart failure (HF), due to the limited data available on this relationship and how it, along with fluid and sodium intake, influences clinical outcomes in this population.
Emotional Improvement Seen Among T1D Patients Using CLC Systems
The authors of this study evaluated outcomes among children aged 7 to 16 years, all living with type 1 diabetes (T1D), who attended a 3-day virtual education camp that focused on their use of a closed-loop control (CLC) system for insulin delivery.
Dr Roxana Siles: We Need to Address the Needs of Patients With Refractory/Unexplained Cough
Roxana Siles, MD, FAAAAI, staff in the Department of Allergy and Immunology at Cleveland Clinic and codirector of the Asthma Center at Cleveland Clinic, discusses the important need for chronic cough therapies and what issues with current treatments should be addressed by next-generation medications.
Stronger Frameworks Needed to Implement CGM Use at Hospital Discharge
Continuous glucose monitor (CGM) use as part of a telemedicine program in patients with type 2 diabetes transitioning out of a hospital setting and to a different diabetes therapy was evaluated in this new open-label study.
The UK’s The Food Chain Fosters Food Engagement for PLWH Through Cooking
Anna Brewster, services and volunteer manager at The Food Chain, a London-based charity that provides short-term assistance to persons living with HIV (PLWH), discusses how education provided through the Eating Positively program connects the importance of food and proper nutrition to health outcomes.
Superior Clinical Outcomes Seen in HFrEF With Early Initiation of Sacubitril/Valsartan
Two periods of sacubitril/valsartan initiation were compared in a study population of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF): less than 3 months or 3 or more months following first HFrEF diagnosis.
Superior T1D Control Seen With HCL Systems vs SAP Therapy in Older Adults
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be especially difficult to manage in older adults, so this new multinational review compared the safety and effectiveness of a hybrid closed-loop (HCL) system and sensor-augmented pump (SAP) therapy.
HCL Systems Convey Superior Glucose Outcomes vs Other Diabetes Technologies
This new study among a patient population living with type 1 diabetes compared their outcomes according to their type of insulin pump therapy: sensor-augmented pump, predictive low-glucose suspend, and hybrid closed-loop (HCL).
Remote Monitoring Not Successful at Reducing Death, Readmission From HF
In this study, investigators from Pennsylvania and New York evaluated outcomes among patients following their hospitalization for heart failure (HF) who did or did not participate in a remote monitoring program that included financial incentives for adherence.
Dr Anna Marzec-Bogusławska: Advocacy Helped to Overcome Fear, Stigma of HIV/AIDS in Poland
Anna Marzec-Bogusławska, MD, MPH, managing director, National AIDS Center, Warsaw, Poland, discusses how stigma and discrimination permeated the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic the country in the early 1980s and ways that advocates stepped up to overcome peoples’ fears.
Cardiac Rehab Linked to Improved Mortality Among Patients With HFrEF
In this study, outcomes were investigated among a cohort of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) who participated in a cardiac rehabilitation program post hospital discharge after they survived acute onset of HFrEF.
Dr Roxana Siles: Blinded Trials Are Important When Evaluating Chronic Cough Treatment
Roxana Siles, MD, FAAAAI, staff in the Department of Allergy and Immunology at Cleveland Clinic and codirector of the Asthma Center at Cleveland Clinic, addresses the placebo effect seen in clinical trials of chronic cough treatment.
FDA Approves Enhertu for Use in Metastatic Breast Cancer
This approval of trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) follows the March release of data from the DESTINY-Breast03 trial on the anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody, also a HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate, which indicated superior outcomes vs trastuzumab emtansine.
SES-Related Insulin Pump Uptake Disparities Seen in 2 Canadian Provinces
Using socioeconomic status (SES) as their primary exposure, investigators from McGill University, University of Manitoba, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, and Laval University investigated reasons behind insulin pump uptake disparities in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Québec.