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Study results, published in JAMA Ophthalmology, showed the Home Acuity Test can be used to measure visual acuity by telephone for a wide range of outpatients with diverse conditions under the care of an ophthalmologist.

Defective metabolism of levodopa in the brain was associated with a decline in the drug's efficacy over time and the adverse effect of dyskinesia among patients with Parkinson disease.

A more aggressive tumor microenvironment may be to blame for the exaggerated inflammatory response more often seen in Black women with breast cancer compared with White women.

A new American Diabetes Association (ADA) survey highlights how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic took a toll on the population with diabetes, which is one of the most prevalent preexisting conditions in America.

The FDA today accepted Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly’s supplemental New Drug Application for Jardiance (empagliflozin), the sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor being investigated for use in patients with heart failure.

Data on patients with migraine who stopped erenumab treatment show that over half of patients had an early disease worsening while the remaining patients maintained their responder status during weeks 1 through 4 post treatment.

The incoming Biden administration announces plans to rapidly release most available vaccine doses against coronavirus disease 2019; the Trump administration approves the first Medicaid block grant in Tennessee; pharmaceutical executives and trade groups condemn last week’s pro-Trump riots on Capitol Hill.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

New study findings may pave the way for research into the prognostic value of white matter lesions in heart failure and the impact that HF therapies have on them.

Among patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the pathophysiology for disturbed sleep consists of physiological changes, ventilatory disturbances, and inflammation.

Changes in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) are indicative of treatment response in early-stage breast cancer, pointed out Alexey Aleshin, MD, senior medical director of Oncology at biotech giant Natera.

A recent study explored how patients with Parkinson disease who suffer from constipation are more likely to have other nonmotor symptoms than patients without constipation.

The findings could lead to a precision medicine approach to prostate cancer screening.

A study links the size of cysts associated with endometriosis with coexistent ovarian cancer.

Amid speculation that total blood counts may be associated with heart failure prognosis, researchers find that higher levels of platelet distribution width could be used to predict a worse prognosis for heart failure.

The FDA decision on dapaglifozin for CKD is expected in the second quarter of 2021.

A review explored the potential role of eosinophils and their mediators in the pathophysiology of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) subtypes.

The American Hospital Association (AHA) asks HHS Secretary Alex Azar to expedite the rollout of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines; CDC data show accelerated cardiac aging among cancer survivors; a study examines new targets for reducing adolescent access to opioids.

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Researchers conducting a large epigenome-wide association study identified several methylation sites associated with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR), a rare, life-threatening disorder caused by amyloidogenic coding mutations in the TTR gene.

This week, the top managed care news included FDA advising against changes to vaccine dose schedules; drop in mammography screenings during the first months of the pandemic; first anti-TIGIT therapy granted Breakthrough Therapy designation by the FDA.

Patients with psoriasis may be more likely to have additional autoimmune disorders, including vitiligo, diabetes, autoimmune thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease.

Patients with heart failure should be prioritized during vaccine rollout because of increased mortality risks reportedly associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

A recent meta-analysis appearing in Journal of Cancer indicates a connection between minimal residual disease (MRD)–positive status and worse progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) following induction and consolidation therapies.

Complete response to first-line therapy, as determined by the International Working Group 2006 response criteria, can be used as a surrogate end point for overall survival in higher-risk patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), according to a study published in Cancer Medicine.

A Democratic majority in the United States Senate could mean changes in health care policy are to come; CDC says benefits of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine outweigh risks of allergic reactions; Los Angeles faces a shortage of oxygen.

Michael Snyder, PhD, professor and chair of genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine, discusses the ways in which precision health measurements can aid physicians in detecting and better managing diabetes.