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Research on the effect of sleep duration in relation to menopausal night sweats and cognitive dysfunction for breast cancer surviving women will be shared at the 30th Annual Meeting of NAMS 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.

A study on zebrafish revealed that the intensity of brain activity during the day, controlling for length of time being awake, is linked to sleep necessity through a neuron named galanin.

Recall for blood pressure medication losartan has expanded for a fifth time; the lead crisis in Newark is easing after significant filter results for water; allergists speak about the pros and cons of the potential first peanut allergy treatment.

Results from 2 large clinical trials show that dupilumab is associated with clinical improvements in symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps.

More than 70% of hospital data breaches include the theft of sensitive items like patients’ Social Security or credit card numbers, as well as birth dates, which could lead to identity theft or fraud, according to a new report.

A recent study indicates that the level of job satisfaction among patients with migraine influences the impact of perceived disability on work productivity.

Walmart announces it will stop selling e-cigarettes; Sutter Health antitrust case begins its jury selection today; Bernie Sanders proposes plan to eliminate $81 billion in medical debt.

While the number of employers who reported they had self-insured at least one health plan had increased from 1999 to 2016, there was a sharp decrease by 38.7% in 2018, according to research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

A recent Peer Exchange series from The American Journal of Managed Care® brought together a panel of experts to discuss spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), including its clinical presentation, diagnosis of its various types, and the potential of new disease-modifying treatments. The panel was moderated by Peter L. Salgo, MD.

Patients who reported feeling lonely had worse health ratings, 6-minute walk tests, and breathlessness.

Measurement of drug levels early in treatment with ustekinumab for patients with psoriasis may be able to successfully predict patient response and, therefore, direct a treatment strategy.

Researchers investigated current evidence linking genetic variation to deep brain stimulation treatment and outcomes in Parkinson disease (PD), finding a promising development where genetic profiling may be important for clinicians to personalize medical and surgical therapy for patients.

Flavored e-cigarettes without nicotine were shown to have differing asthma outcomes on mice based on the flavor, indicating that some flavors may worsen the severity of allergic airways disease, according to a new study.

A recent literature review suggests a new clinical pathway for children presenting with headache in the emergency department.

Residents of North Pasadena, Texas, struggling with food insecurity obtained “prescriptions” for healthy food from their clinic providers and boosted their intake of fruits, vegetables, lean protein, beans, and whole grains, in another example of the food as medicine movement that also illustrates some of the challenges with these efforts.

A link between a genetic risk score (GRS) related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) susceptibility and computed tomagraphy (CT) lung structure was found, indicating the possible use of lung structure data to determine COPD risk, according to a new study.

Psoriasis is known to be linked with metabolic syndrome, which is triggered by chronic inflammation and fosters obesity and dyslipidemia. A recent study looked at another chronic inflammatory skin disease, lichen planus, to better understand any associations with metabolic syndrome.

Novo Nordisk officials believe the new therapy will fufill an unmet need for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity who need a GLP-1 receptor agonist but do not wish to use an injectable drug.

Vaping-related lung illnesses have risen to 530 cases; 2 invasive species of mosquitoes are spreading across California; US pays $3 million toward research on medicinal marijuana.

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This week, the top managed care stories included Purdue Pharma filing for bankruptcy; new data showing the number of people who get screened for HIV at least once falls far short of what CDC recommends; findings that most US hospital markets are now highly concentrated.

The lack of awareness for HPV vaccination contributes to skewed public knowledge, which leaves many at risk for HPV related cancers.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled her plan to lower drug prices by giving the government the ability to negotiate prices for up to 250 of the costliest drugs, including insulin; slapping pharmaceutical companies with penalties if they refuse to negotiate; and seeking Medicare rebates from drug makers if they raise prices beyond inflation.

Research on associations between the female hormonal life course and type 2 diabetes was shared at the 55th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.

The researchers of the study argue that emergency departments (EDs) should not just be leveraged to diagnose HIV; they must also be proactive and initiate treatment, as well as facilitate follow-up case management and linkage to care outside of the ED.

More women and their children are surviving today than ever before; the FDA has been quietly pressuring several companies to stop offering patients genetic test results that indicate how their genes may react to certain drugs; there has been an uptick in the number of US illnesses and deaths resulting from a rare mosquito-borne virus.

There are intrinsically 3 parameters for a care delivery system to become a value-based model: delivering the right care, at the right time, and at the right price.

Terazosin, a drug used to treat enlarged prostate, may also be able to slow the progression of Parkinson disease.