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Close to 6 million Americans live with heart failure, and each of their hospitalizations for the condition carries an average cost of $11,500, or $11 billion in total costs each year.

The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) released a consensus report outlining strategies health care stakeholders can follow to increase access to and utilization of diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES).

Low levels of sleep disturbance were associated with reduced likelihood of later pain after physical activity in a US population cohort aged 50 and older, according to study findings.

Recommendations that patients with rheumatoid arthritis see an expert within 6 weeks of symptom onset can provide challenges for practices.

A new study found that anticontagion policies implemented worldwide prevented hundreds of millions of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections; reports of child abuse have fallen by more than 50% in New York City as a result of the pandemic; Texas reopens its economy and sees a spike in infections.

Patients with cluster headache are at an increased risk of anxiety and depression, especially in the presence of coexisting migraine, according to a study published in The Journal of Headache and Pain.

Previous studies show that up to 75% of women with breast cancer exhibit disease- and treatment-related affects that include poorer cognitive function in the forms of psychological well-being, decision making, and adherence to treatment.

Researchers discovered retinal data can predict which individuals have cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of Alzheimer disease pathology before cognitive decline is detectable, according to a study published in PLOS One.

Food banks are struggling to meet demand after 20 million Americans became unemployed as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic; the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an updated guidance on wearing masks in public; New York City today takes the first steps in reopening after 3 months of lockdown.

Patients with multiple myeloma (MM) face higher risks of certain metabolic syndromes, but new research suggests those risks exist even in patients with smoldering MM.

American Medical Group Association (AMGA) is asking CMS to permanently extend the telehealth flexibilities it instituted as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

The incidence of rare cancers is higher in the United States than in Europe, but so is the survival rate, according to a study published in Cancer Medicine.

The NKF, which works to address health issues for 37 million people in the United States with kidney disease, said Floyd’s death and the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic both highlight disparities in health outcomes between minority groups and whites.

There could be a 46% spike in the incidence of heart failure in the United States by 2030, bringing the total to more than 8 million adults living with the condition and an approximate $69.6 billion hit to the economy.

Accurate risk assessment is a highly technical process for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A new tool could help make such assessments available even when patients can’t get to a specialty care center.

A new study finds a significant proportion of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) who receive lenalidomide maintenance will see their disease response deepen and many will achieve minimal residual disease negativity.

Relying on one type of study often doesn’t paint the full picture of drug safety, efficacy, and economic and therapeutic benefits across the short and long term, the authors of the study wrote.

Patients who have no history of kidney damage are ending up with acute kidney injury, which could leave them at higher risk of chronic kidney disease and dialysis.

Peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) has been a challenging nemesis for scientists, in large part because it is a widely heterogeneous disease. However, new research into biomarkers for the cancer may lead to better therapies soon.

Features typically linked to immunotherapy response or resistance in other types of cancer don’t work the same way in advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma when treated with programmed death 1 inhibitors.

The study looked at patients taking ixekizumab or adalimumab.

Of the 1.8 million youth living with HIV around the world, the United States is home to 2000, and many were infected perinatally.

The United States could need up to 100,000 contact tracers to help contain a possible second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); AstraZeneca is partnering to distribute an experimental COVID-19 vaccine by year-end; California border medical facilities continue to be overwhelmed by cases of the virus.

The study sought to determine whether patient-reported outcomes are linked with death beyond clinical risk factors in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

To ease concerns from hesitant patients wary of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, physicians have implemented temperature checks and comprehensive symptom screening, as well as telehealth offerings to provide timely and effective care, said Brian LaMoreaux, MD, medical director of Horizon Therapeutics.

Vibhas Ratanjee is a senior practice expert with Gallup, based in Gallup's Irvine, California office. Vibhas is a well-known speaker and author and has contributed several articles on leadership and organizational development as well as how new technology will alter the future of work and the customer experience. His writing has featured in several global publications, including the Gallup Business Journal and the Harvard Business Review. Vibhas specializes in organizational development, culture change, and executive-level engagement strategies, including strengths-based leadership and succession management. Vibhas is also an executive coach and a leadership consultant to senior executives and CEOs. Vibhas works extensively in the health care and financial services sector.

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This week, the top managed care news included Oncology Care Model timelines being extended due to COVID-19; shifting racial disparities in avoidable hospitalizations; nonprofit hospitals did not direct Medicaid expansion savings into communities.