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Five things to know on a vaccine for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were spotlighted; Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) will buy heart drugmaker MyoKardia Inc for $13.1 billion; a look at the importance of health information technology (IT) in rural areas.

Data from the long-term study of erenumab are very surprising in the sense that many of the patients continued to have significant results which continued for the duration of the study, said Stephen Silberstein, MD, professor of neurology at Thomas Jefferson University and director of the Headache Center at Jefferson Health.

Two Americans and a British scientist share the 2020 Prize for Physiology or Medicine for work in the 1970s through the 1990s. The rise of agents to treat hepatitis C virus has created vexing questions in managed care.

During a 1-hour free webinar from MJH Life Sciences™’s COVID-19 Coalition, experts discussed various myths around the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

One development in migraine science is the hypothesis that sex differences in migraine prevalence may be accounted for, in part, at the nociceptor level, said Frank Porreca, PhD, professor of pharmacology and anesthesiology at the University of Arizona and a member of the Department of Collaborative Research at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

Addressing gaps in testing and education within precision oncology can assist in improving access to patients of color and other underserved populations.

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.

Spinal cord stimulation was found to decrease pain and reduce motor symptoms of Parkinson disease as both a singular therapy and as a salvage therapy after deep brain stimulation therapies proved ineffective.

The study of over 8000 patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) also found that these patients were 40% more likely to have a prior diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

The FDA action follows presentation of results in August during the European Society of Cardiology 2020 Virtual Congress.

The results of a recent study out of South Korea show that diet management education appeared more important to health care providers than it did their patients, while both expressed the significance of medication knowledge.

A patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) was continued on ibrutinib even after developing severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). He successfully overcame the infection.

In working directly with employers on their purchasing strategies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, notable concerns include independent primary care, consolidation, and quality of care.

Differences in long-term outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may because RA with and without autoantibodies are actually 2 distinct conditions.

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Democrats passed a $2.2 trillion pandemic aid bill; Ohio reports the deadliest overdose month in over a decade; the American Medical Association (AMA) asks for an abortion rule to be overturned.

This week, the top managed care news included progress made in diabetes technology coverage and access among Medicare beneficiaries; an inside look into how colleges and universities addressed the COVID-19 pandemic; a recap of the Patient-Centered Oncology Care® 2020 virtual meeting.

The researchers found that just 13% of participating providers adhered to the recommended low dose (40 mg) of oral prednisone for patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).

Results from a study on Canadian women who did and did not participate in a population-based breast cancer screening program show that interval breast cancers are more aggressive and deadlier than screening-detected cancers.

Andre Goy, MD, of John Theurer Cancer Center, discussed what we’ve learned from existing chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T)-cell therapies in managing cytokine responses.

In patients with idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM), membrane contraction contributed to increased choroidal thickness, according to study results published in PLoS One.

Former e-cigarette users were found to be more likely to report sleep deprivation compared with never users, according to study findings.

A House panel found pharmaceutical companies exponentially increased drug prices to boost profits; CDC data show an increase in alcohol-related deaths, especially among women; 4 million more Americans enroll in Medicaid.

Patients testing positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019, are presenting more often with signs of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

Efficacy and safety of atezolizumab as first-line therapy for metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with high levels of PD-L1 expression is not known, the authors said.

The majority of patients with asthma have type 2 inflammation, and the introduction of dupilumab has changed the treatment space for these patients, said Neal Jain, MD, FAAP, FAAAAI.

Study results presented during the virtual European Society for Medical Oncology meeting demonstrated the superiority of cemiplimab (Libtayo) plus ipilimumab vs cemiplimab monotherapy for non–small cell lung cancer.

Amid disruption precipitated by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a survey by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions shows employers are maintaining or accelerating their health benefit strategies for 2021 and 2022.