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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.

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

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.

A novel antipsychotic therapy is cleared by FDA panel; CDC warns of urgent need to address the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in young adults; contaminated tap water in wildfire-ravaged areas.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

New research may have identified the trigger that activates psoriatic arthritis in patients, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

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The White House physician allows the president to attend public events starting Saturday; study details long-term coronavirus disease 2019 symptoms in pregnant women; new poll shows record low approval of the pandemic response.

An editorial criticizes the administration’s response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); the National Cancer Institute announces an antibody testing network; 39 states see rises in COVID-19 cases.

Two women are awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for CRISPR; Eli Lilly partners with DexCom, Inc; the US arm of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine trial remains halted.

The CDC confirms that SARS-CoV-2 can be spread via airborne particles; the White House blocks new FDA guidelines on bringing potential vaccines to market; the Supreme Court will hear a case on pharmacy benefit managers.

In an open-label extension spanning 5 years, the safety profile of erenumab was consistent with the double-blind treatment phase of the study, and there were no increases in adverse event rates.

Five things to know on a vaccine for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were spotlighted; Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) will buy heart drugmaker MyoKardia Inc for $13.1 billion; a look at the importance of health information technology (IT) in rural areas.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

Understanding and targeting all factors involved in chronic pain can improve the success of treatments.

A recent study explored whether interrupting disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) because of pregnancy leads to increased levels of a specific biomarker of neuroaxonal injury seen in MS.

The characteristics and degree of psychosocial morbidity in patients with orofacial pain is significantly related to the types of presenting orofacial symptoms.

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) may improve diagnostic testing in advanced lung cancer.

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Democrats passed a $2.2 trillion pandemic aid bill; Ohio reports the deadliest overdose month in over a decade; the American Medical Association (AMA) asks for an abortion rule to be overturned.

A House panel found pharmaceutical companies exponentially increased drug prices to boost profits; CDC data show an increase in alcohol-related deaths, especially among women; 4 million more Americans enroll in Medicaid.

The aftereffects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are being studied in recovering patients; Regeneron’s COVID-19 antibody cocktail may induce quicker recovery; Timothy Ray Brown, the first patient reportedly cured of HIV, has died.

HHS said it will send 100 million rapid COVID-19 tests to states by year’s end; CDC says teens twice as likely to get coronavirus infection than young children; several private health insurers to stop waiving telehealth copays.

Experts are skeptical of an executive order on preexisting conditions; study finds no differences in outcomes for newborns of women with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); COVID-19 cases on the rise in 4 states.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

Patients with migraine who took lasmiditan (Reyvow) for acute pain during attacks had greater odds of reaching pain freedom, according to results of a phase 3 trial.

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Cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) surge in the Midwest; people of color express concerns about participating in COVID-19 vaccine trials; United Airlines will offer certain passengers COVID-19 testing in October.

A poll lists top health issues in battleground states; no COVID-19 vaccine has been tested on children; researchers find a more contagious COVID-19 strain.

Johnson & Johnson began their largest trial yet testing a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine; a study finds college openings fueled COVID-19 cases; the FDA is expected to release stricter vaccine authorization guidelines.