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High levels of physical activity are associated with lower rates of cancer, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

What we're reading, May 17, 2016: prices for opioid overdose drug are soaring; Valeant expands discounts for heart drugs; and 41% of Republicans want to replace the Affordable Care Act with a single-payer system.

Governor Mary Fallin's proposal to embrace Medicaid expansion and fund the state share with a cigarette tax comes nearly a year after HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell made an explicit appeal to work with governors in conservative states.

The findings are consistent with other results that have shown sizable drops in A1C, as well as the ability to control blood pressure in patients who previously failed to meet targets.

A new study warns that symptoms associated with rare CNS tumors could lead to a misdiagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among pediatric patients.

The report highlights insights from experts at the recent meeting, Patient-Centered Diabetes Care. Failing to treat obesity will only cost more later, experts said.

Officials are using innovative methods like automatically enrolling beneficiaries based on their eligibility for foods stamps, and adding a large group that takes part in an existing New Orleans-area health project but currently lacks prescription drug coverage.

The FDA has approved the combination of lenvatinib and everolimus for use in patients with renal cell carcinoma who have failed at least 1 anti-angiogenic treatment. The approval raises questions around the sequencing these agents when a patient fails on first-line care.

What we're reading, May 16, 2016: The Supreme Court has sent the Obamacare contraception case back to the lower courts; in some rural markets customers will have 1 option on the Affordable Care Act exchanges; and the first US case of locally transmitted Zika-related microcephaly has been reported.

Children in households with less than 3 months of savings to cover basic expenses in the event of financial shocks had substantially higher risk of obesity and chronic illness and worse overall health.

The number of new HIV infections and the HIV transmission rate both decreased from 2010 to 2015, but still fell well short of the goals set by the Obama administration in 2010.

Children who live with smokers end up in the doctor’s office or hospital more often than those not exposed to tobacco smoke, according to new research.

Despite a federal law enacted to respond to rising national drug shortages, a new study finds that although the numbers of national drug shortages appearing each year has decreased, the overall number of national shortages remains high.

This week, the top managed care stories included an exclusivity deal that has patients with type 1 diabetes unhappy, a report found the healthcare system could have saved $73 billion from greater use of generics, and The American Journal of Managed Care seeks your nominations for an emerging leader award.

Flip through any health-related magazine or website, and you’re bound to see articles touting the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle. But excessive standing can also take a toll on your health.

According to a new report released by the American Cancer Society, prevention, early detection, and interventions have worked for controlling cancer-but only for those cancer types for which these tools are available.

How doctors are using telemedicine to help relieve the desperate situation in war-torn Syria.

Recent coverage of our peer-reviewed research, in the healthcare and mainstream press.

Researchers in Germany have discovered that mitoxantrone-used to treat aggressive, relapsing, or progressive multiple sclerosis-can increase the risk of leukemia and colorectal cancer in those being treated.

Regeneron's CEO said ICER's methodology wasn't scientific. The nonprofit said analysis of a drug based on what people can afford to pay is the point of its work.

As CDC reports a record number of deaths from hepatitis C, it seeks to raise awareness of the need for screening and treatment. Authors and the editor of a special issue of The American Journal of Managed Care will take part in a briefing on the issue.

What we're reading, May 13, 2016: federal judge rules against Obamacare; Senate reaches deal for $1.1 billion to fight Zika; and Los Angeles is using healthcare funds to house the homeless.

Nonadherence to medications is a universal issue that has garnered significant attention in recent years. However, a new study concluded that medication nonadherence represents only a fraction of medication-related problems experience by patients.

The immunotherapy agent nivolumab was approved by the European Commission in combination with ipilimumab for the treatment of advanced melanoma, but rejected by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for use in patients with advanced lung cancer.

Cancer patients who receive a particular type of chemotherapy, called doxorubicin, run a risk of sustaining severe, lasting heart damage. But until now, there was no way of knowing who would experience this serious side effect.

In a blogpost on Health Affairs, 2 economists have challenged the claim made by researchers that packaging expensive, patented chemotherapy drugs into multiple vial sizes could reduce wastage and in turn significantly reduce healthcare costs.

The findings show poor diet can have immediate effects on the body, and they suggest ways to overcome them.

What we're reading, May 12, 2016: there are 18 bills in the House that address the opioid epidemic and Massachusetts residents don't think medical professionals are doing a good job carrying out a dying person's wishes.

While final decisions will come in Septembers, Aetna's early word comes in contrast with that of other large insurers heading into 2017.

Five states report that 1 in 3 adults meet the CDC definition of obesity, which is having a body mass index of 30 or more.