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Prompted by students, the medical school overturned a longstanding diagnostic protocol that was not well-founded in evidence.

This week, the top managed care news included the first case of COVID-19 reinfection in the United States; a positive side to halting trials to evaluate vaccine safety; a rise in employer-sponsored health insurance premiums for 2020.

New data estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study published by The Lancet illustrate how rising rates of chronic disease and public health failures compounded over decades to worsen the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Interactive technology plays an ever-increasing role in our everyday lives, so it only makes sense that this rapidly improving technology is making its way other areas of our lives, including health care.

Differences in clinical and demographic characteristics between men and women with multiple sclerosis (MS) are more prevalent regarding disease course than they are when stratifying by sex.

Michael S. Fitts, assistant dean for user access and diversity for The University of Alabama at Birmingham, speaks on his experience with early-onset Parkinson disease and the challenges and misconceptions associated with the condition.

A recent study of persons with HIV shows that their HIV infection was not associated with progression of subclinical atherosclerosis.

A preview of some of the topics that will appear at next week’s Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus 2020 meeting, which will be held virtually.

Wildfire smoke contributes to an uptick in emergency department visits; President Donald Trump holds a rally in Iowa; FDA approves first ebola treatment.

Based on the findings, the researchers are arguing that minimal residual disease (MRD) should be considered as a clinical trial endpoint.

Patients with chronic heart failure and comorbid mental/behavioral disorders or diabetes had worse quality of life (QOL), according to a recent literature review.

To address rising prices of private health insurance, employers are considering several strategies, including narrow networks and decreased reliance on intermediaries.

A new study has identified 4 subgroups of patients with arthritis based on their 24-hour activity-sleep profiles, which may allow for tailored interventions to support patients with arthritis.

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) was associated with lower inner vessel length density, measured via optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A), and with higher concentrations of angiopoietin-2 and osteoprotegerin, according to study results published in Scientific Reports.

Migraine is a significant risk factor for postoperative nausea and vomiting, according to results of a retrospective study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.

The US death toll is above average for the previous 5 months; childhood obesity is on the rise among children of color and low-income families; the debate on using e-cigarettes for smoking cessation.

Improvements in lung function occurred as early as 2 weeks after the first dose of treatment.

For-profit dialysis centers are spending heavily to defeat the measure.

Addressing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) means addressing racism, according to 2 experts in the latest episode of Managed Care Cast.

Younger age, poverty, recent drug use, depression, and unmet need for ancillary services were linked to lowered antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among HIV-positive Hispanic and Latino men who have sex with men (MSM).

An analysis finds Americans who are under the age of 25, shift workers, and living in urban areas are more likely to have sleep disorders.

J&J is pausing recruitment for its clinical trial of a coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine; racial bias found in algorithms used nationwide in health-cost analytics software; Americans stockpile food and other essentials amid resurging pandemic fears.

Medication overuse headache is a huge problem in societies that don't have access to proper headache care as patients take more over-the-counter, readily available treatments, said Rigmor Jensen, MD, professor of neurology at The University of Copenhagen and director of the Danish Headache Center.

Rebooting the immune system is an exciting approach, noted John Corboy, MD, professor of neurology, University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, and co-director of the Rocky Mountain MS Center at Anschutz Medical Campus.

Newly published data suggests most patients are opting for second- or third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors instead of a generic form of imatinib.

As health care costs rise, especially for patients with complex conditions, a major barrier to access is the disconnect between medical benefits and pharmacy benefits.

A new report confirms earlier research that colon perforation in multiple myeloma is associated with corticosteroids, though the exact cause of the apparent link is not known.

The United States has its first reported of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reinfection, in a young male patient with no underlying immune conditions.

Findings suggest that current standard treatment does not eliminate the risk of breast cancer-specific death in the 20 years after DCIS diagnosis.

Compared with placebo, low-dose atropine (0.01%) eyedrops may slow myopia (nearsightedness) progression and axial elongation in Chinese children with low and moderate myopia.