Mary Caffrey is the Executive Editor for The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®). She joined AJMC® in 2013 and is the primary staff editor for Evidence-Based Oncology, the multistakeholder publication that reaches 22,000+ oncology providers, policy makers and formulary decision makers. She is also part of the team that oversees speaker recruitment and panel preparations for AJMC®'s premier annual oncology meeting, Patient-Centered Oncology Care®. For more than a decade, Mary has covered ASCO, ASH, ACC and other leading scientific meetings for AJMC readers.
Mary has a BA in communications and philosophy from Loyola University New Orleans. You can connect with Mary on LinkedIn.
Higher Leptin Levels, Body Fat Linked to MDS in Study
The authors discussed a polymorphism of the LEP gene associated not only with cancer, but also with chronic diseases including obesity and diabetes, offering them a reason to look into the relationship between LEP and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
Scientists Whose Work on mRNA Allowed Development of COVID-19 Vaccines Win Nobel Prize
Katalin Karikó, PhD, and Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, were cited "for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19."
RECORD-MI: Real-World Study Highlights Risk of HF After a Heart Attack
Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA, presented the analysis based on patient data from the Baylor, Scott, and White health system during the final hours of the European Society of Cardiology 2023 Congress, which concluded Monday.
As Incoming CEO, Dr Crystal Denlinger Highlights NCCN Guidelines, Challenges, and Treatment Access
Crystal Denlinger, MD, FACP, incoming CEO of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), talks about the organization’s challenges and solutions to keeping up with the ever-changing oncology landscape and improving patient access to guideline-recommended treatments.