Mary Caffrey

Studies presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts, and published this week examine the links between early exposures and response from the immune system later in life.

Mind-body practices have increased in popularity,but the challenge of variation between teachers and classes has been a barrier to payer reimbursement.

Rising rates of diabetes and obesity have been cited in the fact that pancreatic cancer is expected to be the second-leading cause of cancer death by 2020.

The report from PwC states that people who met criteria for traditional Medicaid enrolled in larger numbers after the ACA, apparently with help from navigators.

The former CMS administrator, who coined the term the Triple Aim, spoke about what he sees ahead in technology and how uncertainty is affecting the healthcare quality movement.

CMS officials addressed a key concern that groups offering the Diabetes Prevention Program would bear too much financial risk, but they were unmoved on requests to let beneficiaries try the program more than once in a lifetime.

The more a person is around cigarette smoke, the more likely he or she is to have atopic dermatitis.

Whether consumers use HealthCare.gov or a state exchange, this year’s enrollment cycle—the first year of Obamacare without Barack Obama—promises to be different. Some consumers will see premiums soar, while others will pay next to nothing,

Findings from the ACTION study were presented during Obesity Week.

The authors acknowledge that use of medical codes to record diagnoses is a limitation of the study.

The rule has several proposals that may be attractive to insurers in the area of risk adjustment.

Authors from a working group of the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes made recommendations that could lead to broader use of technology. CGM systems are poised to make advances that could make them more useful to the larger group of patients with type 2 diabetes.

Sponsors of the survey want to draw attention to the mental health aspects of living with condition, which causes the immune system to overreact.

While Congress debates the fate of the Affordable Care Act, healthcare transformation continues, as seen in an update released this week at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.

While Congress debates the fate of the Affordable Care Act, healthcare transformation continues, as seen in an update released this week at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.

Researchers find that the most common explanation for cognitive symptoms that resemble attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is substance abuse.

Authors of survey results and a commentary say it's time to focus on recommendations that can bring clinically meaningful change and cost savings.

The authors find that sleep in teens fell after 2009, as smartphone use escalated. Lack of sleep has been linked to insulin resistance.

The FDA commissioner said regulators would keep special watch over 10 manufacturers who are the sole source of key products. If necessary, they will allow products to be imported from overseas.

Nearly half of the increase in the uninsured rate since the end of 2016 took place in the third quarter, according to the poll.

Despite its clinical success the Diabetes Prevention Program has only reached a fraction of those who need it. That could change once Medicare starts paying for the program next year.

The injectible drug is expected to compete with Eli Lilly's Trulicity after a head-to-head trial showed superior results on glycemic control and weight loss.

Cost-sharing reductions help keep down premiums for policies sold on the exchanges under the Affordable Care Act.

Dupilumab's effectiveness is due to the monoclonal antibody's ability to rapidly reduce inflammation.

Authors of an editorial suggest pregnancy serves as an early stress test on the body, and women who develop gestational diabetes should see it as a signal to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

A study that the American Medical Association commissioned last year found that time spent with electronic health records was taking away from time with patients and contributing to clinician burnout.

The findings generated data on 19 specific clinical variables that could help physicians and patients made personalized decisions about diabetes prevention.

Young adults often have trouble managing a chronic condition as they transition from home to college, but ADHD poses special difficulties.

President Donald Trump acted to fulfill one of his earliest campaign promises and said his executive order would increase choices in healthcare for Americans suffering under the "disaster" of Obamacare.