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CMS released guidance to states Monday about how to use Medicaid to manage infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome, as well as using health information technology (IT) such as telemedicine to combat opioid use disorder.

David O. Barbe, MD, MHA, president of the American Medical Association (AMA), made his remarks as private funders are stepping up support for research on gun violence.

A study comparing denosumab (Prolia) with risedronate (Actone) found that denosumab could be a useful treatment option for patients newly initiating or continuing glucocorticoids who are at risk of fractures. It is the first study to show that denosumab can increase bone mineral density at both the spine and the hip in patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.

This year's flu season was the deadliest season for children in nearly a decade; pre-cut melons are likely the source of the latest salmonella outbreak; and the FDA has reprimanded AbbVie over failing to properly probe patient death complaints.

Healthcare organizations have sent a letter to HHS, urging it to count physician participation in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans toward participation criteria for the Advanced Alternative Payment Model track of the Quality Payment Program.

GBC0905, a small-molecule drug, suppresses DUX4 function and protects skeletal muscle cells from muscle fiber death. Amanda Rickard, lead scientist of Genea Biocells’ FSHD program, said in a statement that the company expects the drug to be curative.

In April, researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center completed the largest study of thyroid cancer genetics to date, the results of which were published in Clinical Cancer Research.

An allergy and asthma organization says it has ranked the top 100 cities in the United States where it is challenging to live with asthma, showing the influence of community factors on asthma rates.

If a federal judge in Texas agrees with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) move to not defend the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of Americans could lose their healthcare coverage or face higher premiums for having preexisting conditions, a legal professor wrote Friday in a blog post for The Commonwealth Fund. And America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), an association for the nation’s health insurers, issued a statement saying that the end of the individual mandate should not mean a loss of consumer protections for patients.

With more states in the works for introducing and passing Medicaid work requirements, and states with approved bills preparing to implement them, here are 5 updates to know about.

This week, the top managed care stories include Medicare Part A will run out earlier than predicted; healthcare costs for families continue to rise; and thousands of women with a common form of early breast cancer can forgo chemotherapy.

New study results have concluded that antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation within 30 days of HIV diagnosis is associated with a significantly reduced risk of treatment dropout and failure.

Researchers say they’ve found an association between autism spectrum disorder and allergic conditions in children—especially food allergies—in the largest study looking at the issue to date, but noted more research is needed before fully understanding any possible link between the 2 conditions. A leading pediatric allergist also cautioned against drawing any conclusions from the study.

Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) has been FDA approved for the treatment of primary progressive multiple sclerosis, and recent clinical trials with the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody have revealed significant decreases in disease activity and disability progression in relapsing multiple sclerosis.

The large-scale patient registry and biorepository includes patient information and biological samples and leverages machine learning to track the progress of patients over time.

With few Americans receiving all the preventive services recommended for them, efforts across the full delivery system are needed to increase the use of preventive services, according to a paper published in Health Affairs.

Although anemia is associated with adverse outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), its contribution to outcomes in individuals with other comorbid chronic diseases is not well understood. A recent study examined the association of anemia with outcomes in a large group of patients with COPD in an effort to understand the contribution of anemia to outcomes and phenotypes in individuals with other comorbidities.

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Researchers have developed an inexpensive blood test they say can predict a pregnant women’s due date and potentially identify women at risk for of preterm birth; Virginia's governor has expanded Medicaid in the state; and the American Medical Association is expected to take a stance on over-the-counter birth control this weekend.

Galcanezumab demonstrated clinically and statistically significant benefits across several migraine-relevant outcomes when compared to placebo.

The CDC reported Thursday suicide rates have been rising in nearly every state between 1999 and 2016, finding that suicide rates increased more than 30% in half of states.

The authors speculated that some cancer regimens, such as those with corticosteroids, cause hyperglycemia.

President Trump has signed off on a bill to expand private care access for veterans; the Michigan House passed a revised Medicaid work requirement bill; and HHS will allow insurers to use a workaround for 2019 prices.

Two recent studies examined issues related to asthma statistics and treatment: is mortality underrepresented due to how death certificates are recorded? How well do providers adhere to clinical guidelines for asthma?

Among HIV-positive women with diabetes, HIV control has improved over time, but diabetes control has not.

More female than male adults visited office-based doctors in 2015, a CDC report noted Tuesday, and chronic conditions made up the largest category of visits. The data brief from the National Center for Health Statistics gave insight into who went to office-based providers that year and why, and which services were offered and who paid for them.

A study recently published in Cell investigated the deletion of the CD33 protein to enable CAR T-cells to more accurately target and attack cancerous cells in patients with n acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

While it is well understood that, in the general population, regular exercise is associated with a reduced risk of death, less is known about whether exercise is similarly beneficial for adult survivors of childhood cancer who may already have an increased risk of death and a shortened life expectancy because of late effects of treatment.

The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote for the Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act; the FDA is targeting websites illegally marketing and selling opioids; and the White House has dropped its proposal to cut Ebola funding amid the outbreak in Congo.

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