December 4th 2024
Older adults in the United States are disproportionately affected by health care costs compared with their counterparts in other wealthy nations.
Aflibercept Likely to Improve Severity, Complications of Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
August 21st 2021Findings of the PANORAMA randomized clinical trial show that when patients with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy were treated with intravitreal aflibercept, severity improved over 100 weeks and the likelihood of vision-threatening complications significantly reduced.
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AHA Releases Scientific Statement on OSA, Cardiovascular Disease Link in Children and Adolescents
August 18th 2021The scientific statement addresses current knowledge regarding the impact of obstructive sleep apnea on the cardiovascular health of children and adolescents, as well as best practices to evaluate symptoms.
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Addressing Pay-for-Delay Deals, Anticompetition in the Pharmaceutical Industry
August 17th 2021Despite executive orders by the Biden administration aimed to improve competition in the pharmaceutical industry, pay-for-delay deals and other antitrust issues continue to be reported. On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak on the history and prevalence of these anticompetitive tactics and steps to limit these deals.
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US health experts to recommend coronavirus vaccine booster shots for all Americans 8 months after receiving their second dose; 5 states report record 7-day averages of new daily cases of COVID-19; debunking concerns of people receiving blood transfusions from vaccinated individuals.
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Clinical Decision Support Tool Raises Flu Vaccination Rates in Hospitalized Children
August 16th 2021A recent study found half of hospitalized children received a flu vaccination when their providers used a clinical decision support tool; however, that is still lower than the 63% national average for all children.
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Dr Rajesh Rajpal Discusses Screen Usage, Eye Issues Amid the Pandemic
August 13th 2021Rajesh Rajpal, MD, chief medical officer, global head of clinical medical affairs, Johnson & Johnson Vision, speaks on the impact of screen usage for eyes and trends in eye symptom burden reported amid the pandemic.
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CDC Advisory Committee Endorses Booster Shot for Immunocompromised
August 13th 2021The meeting comes a day after the FDA approved a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna in people who have received organ transplants or have other conditions that have damaged their immune systems.
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After 3 Months of Decline, Telehealth Utilization Stabilizes in May 2021
August 12th 2021Telehealth utilization stabilized in May 2021 after a 3-month drop, according to FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker. Robin Gelburd, JD, president of FAIR Health, discusses the stabilization of telehealth utilization in May 2021 after a 3-month drop.
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Study Explores Why People Refuse to Hear About Secondary Genetic Findings
August 11th 2021Fear of negative emotions, lack of interest, and distrust of medical institutions were some of the reasons that participants refused to receive information regarding medically actionable secondary genetic findings, even after they received additional education on what the findings would include.
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Exploring 2022 Trends in Health and Hospital Drug Spending With Vizient
August 10th 2021Vizient recently released its Summer 2021 Pharmacy Market Outlook, which projects pharmaceutical spending for 2022 based on an analysis of its members' data. On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we talk about some of the findings.
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Department of Defense details plan on a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all active-duty personnel; United Nations climate change report addresses likelihood of future extreme weather events tied to global warming; Government Accountability Office report finds greater readmission risk in understaffed skilled nursing facilities.
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Anthony Fauci, MD, addresses potential vaccine mandates once COVID-19 vaccines gain full approval; the FDA issues finalized guidance on using a metastasis-free survival end point in clinical trials of patients with prostate cancer; spotlighting the threat of variant spread and mutation amid case surges nationwide.
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Analysis Finds Elevated Risk of Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis in Patients With Uveitis
August 6th 2021Taiwanese patients with uveitis were shown to be at greater risk of developing psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis than the general population, and hypertension, diabetes, and obesity were more prominent in these populations as well.
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Diagnose, Monitor, Treat: How AI’s 3-Pronged Approach Can Help to Propel Progress in MS
August 5th 2021Using artificial intelligence (AI) effectively may help to revolutionize the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), as well as optimizing understanding of the immune-mediated disease.
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