Hayden is an assistant editor for The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) and joined AJMC® in 2021, where she produces written and video content covering multiple disease states.
She has a BA in journalism & media studies from Rutgers University. You can connect with Hayden on LinkedIn.
Dr Steven Pergam Describes Evolving COVID-19 Recommendations for Cancer Community
January 9th 2022Steven Pergam, MD, MPH, director of infection prevention at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and infectious disease physician at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, describes the shifts in COVID-19 recommendations for patients with cancer and those receiving CAR T-cell therapy.
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COVAX Data Show Similar COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Between General Public, Patients With RMD
January 7th 2022The safety profiles of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (RMD) was comparable with patients with non-inflammatory RMD and the general population, according to a new study.
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Dr Steven Pergam Discusses NCCN's Preference for mRNA Vaccines
January 7th 2022Steven Pergam, MD, MPH, director of infection prevention at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and infectious disease physician at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, discusses the National Comprehensive Cancer Network's (NCCN) preference for mRNA vaccines and how they work differently.
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Dr Kenneth Cohen: Change in Reimbursement Model Required to Reduce Low-Value Care
January 6th 2022Kenneth Cohen, MD, FACP, executive director of clinical research at UnitedHealth Group Research and Development and senior national medical director at OptumCare, describes the main challenges to identifying, measuring, and reducing use of low-value care and the granular data needed to solve these challenges.
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Research Finds MRP8/14 May Be a Biomarker of Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
January 6th 2022Investigation into myeloid-related protein 8/14 (MRP8/14) serves as an important next step of translational research to discovering a diagnostic biomarker for systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
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Dr Steven Pergam Explains NCCN COVID-19 Update
January 5th 2022Steven Pergam, MD, MPH, director of infection prevention at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and infectious disease physician at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, explains the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) update on COVID-19 vaccines and prevention.
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CHIVA CEO Amanda Ely Explains How Fraser Guidelines Can Help Children With HIV
December 28th 2021The Fraser guidelines can indicate if a child is fully competent to make their own decisions, including consenting to HIV tests if they may be at risk, explained Amanda Ely, CEO of the Children’s HIV Association (CHIVA) of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Dr Jason Myers on the Stigma Against New Zealanders Living With HIV
December 20th 2021Jason Myers, PhD, CEO, of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, explains how they conducted a New Zealand version of the Stigma Index Research to solve the issue of Māori living with HIV experiencing worsened stigma and discrimination.
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Top 5 Most-Read Rare Disease Articles of 2021
December 20th 2021The top 5 most-read rare disease articles of 2021 on AJMC.com highlighted research on medications, therapies, and diagnosing tools to treat myelofibrosis, hemophilia B, chronic graft-vs-host disease, necrotizing myopathy, and myeloproliferative neoplasms.
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Switching From TNFi to Non-TNFi Linked With Sustained Clinical Response in Patients With RA
December 10th 2021Study investigators saw sustained clinical response regardless of whether the participant with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) had discontinued the first tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) due to a primary or secondary inefficacy.
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Dr Funmi Olopade Previews Her Keynote Address for SABCS
December 6th 2021Funmi Olopade, MD, FACP, professor of medicine and human genetics and founding director of the Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics and Global Health at the University of Chicago Medical Center, previews her keynote address for the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).
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Indicators for Potential Drug-Drug Interactions Identified Among People Living With HIV
December 4th 2021New data show the prevalence of potential drug-drug interactions varies according to the drug use pattern considered, with people living with HIV using multiple illegal drugs being at the highest risk.
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FeNO Values Linked to ICS Therapy Response Rates in Patients With Chronic Cough
December 2nd 2021A systematic review showed that a high fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) value before starting inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy may be associated with higher response rates in patients with chronic cough.
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Dr Funmi Olopade Explains the Importance of Transgender Women in Breast Cancer Research
November 29th 2021Funmi Olopade, MD, FACP, professor of medicine and human genetics and founding director of the Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics and Global Health at the University of Chicago Medical Center, explains how transgender women are included in breast cancer research and emphasizes why it is important to include all women.
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