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Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

The upcoming 2021 virtual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) will offer more than 75 sessions. Some of the topics to keep an eye out for include treating minority populations, the impact of COVID-19, and patients with cancer.

The authors said their work is an effort towards making more tailored therapy a reality.

Patients had atopic dermatitis for nearly 10 years before starting the biologic therapy.

A changing climate affects every organ system of the body, individual patients, and population-based health, noted Misha Rosenbach, MD, associate professor of dermatology and internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Interest in therapies that target DDR genes has increased since 2015, when basic science in this area won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

If left untreated, patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are at risk of irreversible joint damage, cardiovascular disease, and death. Some other conditions conflated with PsA include chronic eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, onychomycosis, lichen planus, and nodular prurigo.

Researchers did not find an association in people who had gout.

Algorithms similar to those used by Amazon and Netflix may help to unravel the biological language of cancer, Parkinson disease, and other neurodegenerative diseases.

The study, on the quality of on-demand video telemedicine services, found that patients using telemedicine for respiratory infections were more likely to receive follow-up care, causing higher health care spending.

Among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and weight issues, cognitive advantages that women hold over men when both are affected are preserved into later life but are eroded for women carrying apolipoprotein E ε4 alleles.

Based on their analysis, the researchers compiled a recommended number of genes to include in panels for 14 cancer types.

Given that some patients may need to travel out of state to access CAR T sites of care, some may not have a clear understanding of their insurance benefits, including requirements for out-of-state or out-of-network treatment, as well as adequate assistance with the costs of medical-related travel.

The researchers credit wider availability of molecular testing and better understanding of the diseases for the emerging targeted therapies in development.

Three cell and gene therapies were among the drugs included in a specialty drugs pipeline forecast at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 2021 meeting.

Investigators found a potential link between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and greater risk of experiencing stroke and myocardial infarction in patients with hypertension.

Changes to naming conventions and interchangeability labels are just some of the regulatory barriers standing in the way of biosimilar uptake, according to Kaiser Permanente researchers.

Megan Olsen, MPH, principal at Avalere, discussed how gene and cell therapies can offer new treatment options for patients with cancer.

This recent study out of Japan compared the use of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors and β-blockers among patients with heart failure, both those who had physical limitations and those who did not.

An online tool developed to facilitate efficient patient-provider decisions on disease modifying drugs for multiple sclerosis (MS) ran into several challenges and warrants further study.

Atopic dermatitis has a tremendous affect on quality of life, so it’s nice to have more options to treat patients in a different way, noted Lawrence F. Eichenfield, MD, chief of pediatric and adolescent dermatology at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego.

Over a 14-year period, active-duty US military members reported a marked 45-fold increase in rates of insomnia and 30-fold increase in rates of obstructive sleep apnea.

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Study quantifies risk of blood clots in patients with COVID-19; Biden administration aims to reverse restrictions on fetal tissue research; Michigan hospitals struggle to care for COVID-19 cases.

This week, the top managed care news included a pause in distribution of J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine; FDA clears first AI device to find possible cancerous hot spots during colonoscopies; lessons from years of public health budgetary neglect.

Symptoms of sleepwalking and/or REM sleep behavior disorder in men were significantly associated with higher odds of having Parkinson disease (PD), with PD-related neurodegeneration potentially impairing arousal regulation during sleep.

Rebecca Borgert, PharmD, BCOP, and Jim Rebello, PharmD, from Magellan Rx Management, discussed what evidence they believe could persuade payers to include biosimilars as preferred formulary products.

Data from a recent cross-sectional study show severity of atopic dermatitis (AD) is associated with prevalence of learning disorders among children.

A poster at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 2021 meeting examined the impact of high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) on access to health care and resource use in the United States and the interaction of race, ethnicity, and income.

Study results indicate a possible relationship between diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and frailty and risk of subsequent delirium and cognitive impairment.