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A recent study investigating the cardiovascular contribution to COPD symptoms and their relationship to a patient's diagnostic status found that patients with suspicious echocardiographic findings were undiagnosed and untreated.

The new indication is the seventh overall for the therapy, according to Janssen.

An immunoglobulin G (IgG) elimination diet combined with probiotics may be effective and beneficial for patients with both migraine and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a recent study,

Adherence to documenting asthma severity or control and providing ample education to patients was low among physicians from 2012-2015, with primary care providers monitoring nearly two-thirds of asthma-related visits, according to a federal report.

During a panel discussion on defining, standardizing, and reporting quality in cancer care during the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Policy Summit held September 12 in Washington, DC, it became clear that stakeholders of all backgrounds have set their focus on one type of metric in particular: patient-reported outcomes.

This week, the top managed care news included state and federal crackdowns on vaping that forced out the president of Juul; FDA approved a groundbreaking diabetes treatment; Medicare Advantage premiums will decline for 2020.

Data on the link between elevated serum neurofilament light chain and diabetes was presented at the 35th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, held in Stockholm, Sweden.

Older adults above the age of 66 with COPD were found to be twice as likely to use prescription synthetic oral cannabinoids when compared with adults of the same age without COPD, according to a study.

The CDC reports a 52% rise in vaping-related illnesses from last week; bundled payment models are being tried for maternity care costs; the chief executive officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has resigned and a merger put on hold after news of his alleged alcohol-related crash 3 months ago became public.

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Researchers studied a particular mutation in a gene linked to Parkinson.

Coverage of the first half of the Institute for Value-Based Medicine® (IVBM®) session held September 19, 2019, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. IVBM® is an initiative of The American Journal of Managed Care®.

Boston Scientific announced its fifth annual Connected Patient Challenge, a campaign seeking digital health solutions that improve patient care and better manage chronic conditions

Patients with psoriasis who were treated with biologics were less likely to develop psychiatric illnesses compared with patients not treated with biologics; however, the researchers did note treatment selection may have influenced the findings.

The Sandoz unit of Novartis has expanded its recall of its heartburn medications containing ranitidine; Juul Labs announced that their chief executive offer is stepping down and that the company would not lobby the Trump administration on its impending ban of flavored vaping products; Amazon has launched a virtual medical clinic for its employees in Seattle.

Governments and health systems can save money in the long term and improve health outcomes by investing earlier in social determinant of health strategies that help people with housing, exercise, mental health, as well as the ability to afford costly prescription drug medication, the report said.

Among 206 people visiting a county HIV clinic between 2006 and 2013, there was an overall 17.5% prevalence of transmitted drug resistance.

As minimal residual disease (MRD) and other measures to detect cancer burden are increasingly used to predict outcomes and direct future treatment decisions, Amgen has chosen to partner with Adaptive Biotechnologies to use the clonoSEQ product to assess MRD across multiple drug development programs.

Unsustainable healthcare costs are driving seismic changes to the way payers do business and are requiring the ability to extract deeper insights from data assets.

Researchers said Wednesday they created a second-generation chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy that prevented relapse of lymphoma and leukemia and led to 100% long-term survival in early laboratory studies.

According to findings from a cohort study, patients with obstructive sleep apnea were more likely than healthy controls to develop depressive and anxiety disorders over a 9-year follow-up.

Federal prosecutors in California are opening a federal probe into Juul Labs; the FDA has approved the first vaccine for smallpox and monkeypox; an analysis from the Congressional Budget Office finds that an approach to address surprise medical bills backed by doctors would cost the government billions.

As 2020 Medicare Advantage (MA) premiums will decline 14.0% from 2019, beneficiaries will have access to greater benefits, which has contributed to enrollment continuing to grow year over year, according to CMS.

Research on the effect of sleep duration in relation to menopausal night sweats and cognitive dysfunction for breast cancer surviving women will be shared at the 30th Annual Meeting of NAMS 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.

A study on zebrafish revealed that the intensity of brain activity during the day, controlling for length of time being awake, is linked to sleep necessity through a neuron named galanin.

Recall for blood pressure medication losartan has expanded for a fifth time; the lead crisis in Newark is easing after significant filter results for water; allergists speak about the pros and cons of the potential first peanut allergy treatment.

Results from 2 large clinical trials show that dupilumab is associated with clinical improvements in symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps.

More than 70% of hospital data breaches include the theft of sensitive items like patients’ Social Security or credit card numbers, as well as birth dates, which could lead to identity theft or fraud, according to a new report.