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.
Researchers Call for Earlier Monitoring of Cardiac Function Among High-risk Patients
An analysis of 30-year data on participants from the Augusta Heart study shows that Black individuals begin to exhibit potential signs of congestive heart failure earlier than their White counterparts.
Recognize Dermatologists for Their Role in HIV, AIDS Fight, Review Says
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the initial appearance in the United States of what we now know to be HIV and AIDS, first manifesting as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and Kaposi’s sarcoma among gay men and intravenous drug users.
Entresto Is Top HFrEF Treatment Recommendation in Updated ACC Guidelines
Treatment optimization for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is the focus of the American College of Cardiology’s 2021 update to its 2017 Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on managing patients with the condition.
Likely Determinants of Successful TKI Treatment Stoppage Identified in CML
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy enables patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) to reach life expectancies equivalent to the general population and treatment-free remission, but quality of life can deteriorate with treatment.
Jardiance 1 Step Closer to FDA Approval for Use in Heart Failure
The FDA today accepted Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly’s supplemental New Drug Application for Jardiance (empagliflozin), the sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor being investigated for use in patients with heart failure.
Possible New Association Found Between MRD and PFS, OS Among Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma
A recent meta-analysis appearing in Journal of Cancer indicates a connection between minimal residual disease (MRD)–positive status and worse progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) following induction and consolidation therapies.
Risk Factors for Increased Mortality Among Patients With MM, COVID-19 Identified
Age, renal disease, and suboptimal myeloma control were among the many factors identified in a recent study as increasing the risk of death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for patients being treated for multiple myeloma (MM).