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A booster dose of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine cut infection risk nearly in half, study finds.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we find out about efforts by a managed Medicaid health care plan in Southern California to bring prevention and intervention mental health services to schools in response to a worsening crisis among America's children and adolescents.

Patients, parents, and diabetes health care providers all play a role in ensuring children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) get adequate sleep, said Stacey Simon, PhD, sleep psychologist and associate professor, University of Colorado Denver, Children's Hospital Colorado.

A Belgian study compared exercise performance before and after COVID-19 lockdown measures were swiftly implemented in the country among patients with preexisting pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Results from a registry study of patients from Australia and New Zealand show that 9.1% of patients with a new diagnosis of multiple myeloma die within a year of diagnosis, and infection contributed to early death in 38% of cases in which a cause of death was reported.

The American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) will hold its 40th Annual Scientific Meeting in New York, New York, July 13-16, 2022.

A survey of patients with breast cancer and oncologists found that when switching to a trastuzumab biosimilar from the reference product (Herceptin), many patients were not given adequate information on what biosimilars are and their benefits.

The risk of wound-related issues was approximately 2-fold in adult patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) undergoing total hip/knee arthroplasty vs those without HS.

None of the adolescent and young adult (AYA) participants in a study reported experiencing the Six Core Elements of Healthcare Transition during their rheumatology health care transition.

A randomized, controlled, nonblinded trial found that nutritional treatment with supportive education could help improve renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

This the third installment of a series of interviews on Takeda’s partnership with Xavier University of Louisiana (T-REX), Takeda's Lauren Powell, MPA, PhD, discussed the impact Louisiana's hospital system has had on her work and the need for the pharmaceutical industry to invest in more partnerships like T-REX.

The analysis could help investigators better understand why a subset of patients with advanced melanoma develops resistance or does not respond to targeted therapy.

It can be hard to think about the bigger picture while in the middle of a crisis, but providers and employers should use this opportunity to work together on new and alternative models of care delivery and financing that directly affect cost, outcomes, and experience.

Although approved for use among patients with severe or refractory asthma, few studies have investigated its effectiveness among patients with comorbid mild to moderate asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).

Advocacy and awareness; prevention and risk reduction; diagnosis, treatment, and care; caregiver support; and research were listed as actionable steps that are urgently needed to address global disparities in Parkinson disease.

A study found that having a better sleep health composite score was associated with a lower risk of physical frailty, with men and women possessing different risk factors.

Benjamin Robbins, MD, MBA, venture partner at GV, explains how the venture capital firm decides to invest in health care companies.

When excluding the price tag of treatment, costs were significantly lower among the patients identified by early screening than among the patients identified by symptoms

The significant quality of life burden associated with symptoms of itching and/or skin pain in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) may warrant alternate approaches to address unmet needs.

Better screenings and improved therapies have helped boost non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) outcomes, but investigators said some patient groups have seen less improvement than others.

A recent review found a likely association between diabetic retinopathy and increased risk of stroke with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Spread of the BA.5 variant increases risk of COVID-19 reinfection; HRA Pharma seeks FDA approval for its OTC birth control; Abbott reopens their Michigan plant after June flooding.

Participants in a digital acute musculoskeletal (MSK) program experienced better pain and function outcomes vs nonparticipants, demonstrating benefits for acute and subacute MSK conditions.

The study is one of the first to analyze the negative impact of particulate matter and the use of biomass fuel on lung function for young adults in lower–middle income countries.

Social determinants of health present many health-related challenges for Medicare Advantage (MA) plan members, something these plans are looking to overcome by diversifying their service offerings.

Dennis P. Scanlon, PhD, professor of health policy and administration at Pennsylvania State University and editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Accountable Care®, explains what type of submissions he hopes to see in 2022.

Endoscopic sinus surgery was associated with improvement in self-reported olfactory function among patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), in which a longer CRSwNP disease course and higher blood eosinophilia were cited as risk factors linked with poor sense of smell recovery.

The prognosis for cholangiocarcinoma remains poor despite advances in targeted therapy, but several targets hold promise for improving treatment strategies and patient outcomes.