Maggie is an 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.
Ibrutinib/Venetoclax Bests Chlorambucil/Obinutuzumab for Treating CLL
Data from the GLOW study of minimal residual disease evaluation following chemotherapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) show the kinase inhibitor/B-cell lymphoma-2 inhibitor pair produced superior outcomes compared with the alkylating agent/monoclonal antibody combination.
Dr Adriaan Voors: Health Care Reimbursement May Affect SGLT2 Inhibitor Uptake
Adriaan Voors, MD, professor of cardiology and director of the Heart Failure Clinic, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands, explains why patients provided sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in hospitals may be unable to continue the medication after discharge.
Top 5 Most-Read Endocrinology Articles of 2021
This year’s most-read articles on endocrinology posted at AJMC.com were concentrated in 3 areas: hormone therapy, treatment for growth hormone deficiency among pediatric patients, and outcomes among women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Top 5 Most-Read PAH Articles of 2021
This year’s most-read articles on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) covered a range of topics, including nutrition, therapy switches, and patient education to improve treatment adherence. Improving patient outcomes is something they all had in common.
Dr Peter Hotez on Combatting Antivaccination Beliefs and Rescuing Public Health From Politics
In an interview conducted before the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant began driving another wave of infections, Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, FASTMH, discussed the struggle public health officials and scientists have in fighting false beliefs about vaccinations.
Dr Jason Myers on the Stigma Against New Zealanders Living With HIV
Jason Myers, PhD, CEO, of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, explains how they conducted a New Zealand version of the Stigma Index Research to solve the issue of Māori living with HIV experiencing worsened stigma and discrimination.
Panel Discusses the Ongoing Evolution of Remote Patient Care
The discussion, "Remote Patient Monitoring: Case Studies From the Front Lines,” explored real-world experiences with technology that has taken on greater heft as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect health care delivery.
Novel Growth Hormone Treatment Beneficial Among Children With Turner Syndrome
Among the issues presented in patients with Turner syndrome, short stature is one of the most prominent, and investigators from Korea investigated the effects of a new recombinant growth hormone among this population.
Daratumumab-Led Quad Therapy Aids MRD Surveillance in MM
Final results from the MASTER trial presented at this year’s 63rd Annual American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition bear out the benefits of quadruplet therapy and using minimal residual disease (MRD) status among patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM).
From Challenges Spring Opportunities for Progress in Daratumumab-Based Clinical Pathways
An abstract presented at the 63rd Annual American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition shows that although daratumumab use in multiple myeloma holds great promise, challenges remain in the use of clinical pathways for treatment direction with the monoclonal antibody—which the investigators say may also present opportunities for change.
Novel Heart Failure Rehab Intervention May Hold Economic Value in the Longer Term
A secondary analysis of economic outcomes–related data from the Rehabilitation Therapy in Older Acute Heart Failure Patients trial attempted to answer if a novel 12-week rehabilitation intervention held cost-effective value.
Dr Adriaan Voors Explains Potential Decongestive Benefits of Empagliflozin
Adriaan Voors, MD, discusses possible mechanisms of action of empagliflozin that produce such beneficial results among patients with heart failure, in an interview about the EMPULSE trial prior to this year’s American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.
PCOS May Predispose Women to Higher Risk of Psychosis, Study Suggests
This new study from Finland highlights both the potential for severe psychiatric disturbances among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and lack of extensive knowledge of the toll of psychoses among this group.
Dietary Interventions Improve Fertility Outcomes Among Women With PCOS
This new review from China investigated the relationship between diet and fertility among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and provides clinical and evidence-based nutrition recommendations to help manage their reproductive health.
Sacubitril/Valsartan Treatment for HFpEF Shown to Reduce NT-proBNP Levels
Wanting more data on the benefits of sacubitril/valsartan vs renin angiotensin system inhibitor background therapy, investigators conducted a large randomized study among persons with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).