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What we’re reading, December 27, 2016: nurses are viewed as most ethical and honest profession in America, followed by pharmacists and physicians; over half of Brazilian women reported avoiding pregnancy due to the Zika virus; cooking interventions may help low-income parents feel more positive about preparing and eating vegetables.

As 2016 draws to a close, here’s a look at the top 5 news articles that captured reader interest on AJMC.com.

Diabetes and obesity are major public health priorities that are highly associated with environmental factors and correlated with the availability of open space in neighborhoods and communities.

This year, The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) published peer-reviewed research on a multitude of managed care topics, including benefit design, health information technology, and clinical pathways.

What we're reading, December 26, 2016: Medicare starts looking into drug-resistant infections in hospitals; Republicans may not repeal all of Obamacare's taxes when they repeal the law; and a program that partners drug addicts with police officers to get help.

Gift-givers have more options than ever when choosing the perfect toy for a child with special needs, thanks to advocacy efforts in recent years to make toy stores more inclusive.

More than half of Americans may be satisfied with the total cost they pay for healthcare, but cost remains the biggest issue people have with healthcare overall in the United States.

Delays in seeking medical care are one explanation for the "Christmas effect."

People are more likely to search for the term "Obamacare" than "Affordable Care Act," but both searches saw spikes in interest following Donald Trump's election, and people are getting curious if the president-elect will keep or repeal the law.

How, or if, America will ultimately achieve better integration of medical and social services is an open question.

Inflammation appears to be the reason patients living with HIV have higher heart disease risk.

The Lancet study shows addition of bortezomib significantly improves survival in treatment-naïve patients with multiple myeloma.

Using angiogenesis inhibitors in patients with glioblastoma that is highly vascularized could yield much improved outcomes, the analysis found.

What we’re reading, December 23, 2016: HHS secretary nominee Rep. Tom Price traded $300,000 in healthcare stocks while sponsoring health-related legislature; an economist and a physician suggest creation of digital health biographies; CMS hopes to incentivize cardiac rehabilitation program participation.

Coverage of our peer-reviewed research in the healthcare and mainstream press.

This week, the top managed care stories included CMS announcing more mandatory bundled payment models and a new track in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, the FDA approving a new use for Dexcom's continuous glucose monitor, and a greater emphasis on lifestyle management in the American Diabetes Association's care standards.

During the December Managed Care Cast hosted by Patricia Salber, the guest was Joe Antos, PhD, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, who discussed potential changes to healthcare and the realities of repeal and replace under President-elect Donald J. Trump’s administration.

There's no shortage of reader interest in Afrezza-the inhaled, meal-time insulin from MannKind-despite reports from Wall Street that the prescription count is climbing slowly.

A new study has found that women chose not to go ahead with contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) if their surgeon recommended against it.

Adolescents who have “adult-type” cancers should be enrolled in relevant clinical trials to improve access for this population of patients, experts from the FDA write in a recently published perspective.

The study drug targets both the SGLT1 protein, which affects blood glucose absorption in the gastrointestinal tract, and the SGLT2 protein, which affects reabsorption by the kidney.

A study that purported to doubt on the scientific evidence supporting current sugar intake guidelines has been criticized for its funding source: the sugar, food, and beverage industries.

What we're reading, December 22, 2016: Americans continue to sign up for Obamacare coverage despite Republicans' promise to repeal the law; California is implementing a $3 billion effort to help the state’s neediest individuals; and Zika vaccine shows success.

A report card published by the National Organization for Rare Disorders issued grades to each state for 7 categories of rare disease policies.

Articles on physicians with business degrees, a popular diabetes drug, and alcohol as an antidepressant may not seem to have a lot in common, but they were popular on social media in 2016.

The expanded use for Novo Nordisk's new basal insulin comes 15 months after the initial FDA approval.

Wide price variation in hospital prices for the care that they render-up to a 2.7-fold difference-is driven by the hospital's market leverage, according to a new report by the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth).

The report seeks discussion of controversial policy solutions, including temporarily importing drugs.

Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center have developed a genomics model called genomic-adjusted radiation dose that can guide the radiation dose to match a tumor’s radiosensitivity.

A study by The Commonwealth Fund reports that uninsured rates have dropped in all states and fewer patients in most states say cost is a barrier to care. These improvements were observed in the years after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.