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.
Albumin Injections Linked to Improved Brain Function, QOL in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis
October 21st 2022Researchers also found an improvement in specialized blood markers focusing on inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and albumin function in patients receiving weekly albumin injection.
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JDRF's Tom Robinson Talks About Goals, Reasoning Behind T1D Index
October 18th 2022According to Tom Robinson, vice president of global access at JDRF, the creation of the Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Index was prompted by a lack of basic data on the condition, such as how many people are living with and affected by T1D.
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Dr Tam Phan Highlights Positive Impact Pharmacists Can Have on Transgender, Nonbinary Patients
October 15th 2022Tam C. Phan, PharmD, AAHIVP, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy, USC School of Pharmacy, explains why it's important for pharmacists to learn about and advocate for their patients who are transgender or gender nonbinary.
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Dr Brian MacDonald on Enhanced Utilization Management Programs for Rare Disease Treatments
October 14th 2022Brian MacDonald, PharmD, senior director of specialty clinical strategy and innovation at Magellan Rx Management, explains how enhanced utilization management programs are implemented and can lead to cost avoidance for rare disease treatments.
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Dr Kevin Astle Discusses Therapies in HIV PrEP Pipeline and Trends in Access, Adherence
October 13th 2022Kevin N. Astle, PharmD, assistant professor at University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy, expands on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) therapies in the pipeline discussed at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Nexus fall 2022 meeting.
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Bhavesh Shah Previews AMCP Nexus 2022 Session on Oncology Pipeline
October 10th 2022Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP, chief pharmacy officer and director of specialty and hematology/oncology pharmacy at Boston Medical Center, goes over his session to be presented at the fall meeting of AMCP Nexus 2022.
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Dr Michael Thorpy Explains Benefits of Lower Sodium Oxybate in Narcolepsy, Cataplexy
October 8th 2022Michael Thorpy, MD, director of the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at Montefiore Medical Center and professor of neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, discusses the findings and implications of his study on the efficacy of JZP-258 in patients with narcolepsy and cataplexy.
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Higher Risk of Liver Disease Progression Seen Among Patients With PNPLA3 I148M Variant
October 7th 2022Individuals who were homozygous carriers of the PNPLA3 I148M genetic variant and reported excessive drinking and obesity had a 17.5 to 30.1 higher risk of progression to liver disease complications.
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Improved QOL, Disease Activity Seen in Patients With IA Using Tailored Self-management App
September 24th 2022A mobile app providing self-management action advice to patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) was linked to significant improvements in health-related quality of life (QOL) and disease activity.
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Dr Hatim Husain Discusses HER2, Novel Therapy Exploration in Lung Cancer
September 23rd 2022During the Quality Cancer Care Alliance Summer 2022 National Leadership Summit, Hatim Husain, MD, discusses how HER2 exploration in lung cancer differs from that in breast cancer, as well as novel therapies being explored for HER2 and other disease targets.
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Dr David Koren Discusses Barriers to Implementing Long-Acting Injectables for HIV
September 22nd 2022David E. Koren, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, AAHIVP, FIDSA, infectious disease clinical pharmacist at Temple University Hospital, explains the barriers both patients and providers face in implementing long-acting injectables for HIV.
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Dr Pichamol Jirapinyo Discusses Endoscopic Gastric Plication in Patients With NAFLD
September 22nd 2022Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, director of bariatric endoscopy fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital, explains the implications of her study on the effects of endoscopic gastric plication on liver fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
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Multitask Learning Model Outperforms Traditional Machine Learning Models in RCTs, Developers Say
September 16th 2022The proposed multitask learning (MTL) model was developed using data from wearable devices worn by individuals in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to predict outcomes of a depression treatment.
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