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Marty Makary, MD, MPH, kicked off the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Nexus 2020 meeting with a call to action around reducing overprescribing, increasing price transparency, and recapturing the public’s trust in the health care system.

The proposed deadline for a second coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) stimulus package has arrived; there is a new 3-digit number for mental health emergencies; several treatment options are available for patients who have COVID-19.

Maryland’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) task force on vulnerable populations leveraged data on social determinants of health to rapidly pinpoint populations most at risk of severe COVID-19 complications.

Chronic cough is frustrating for patients and their families, especially during the pandemic, explained Krishna M. Sundar, MD, FCCP, clinical professor, Pulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, and medical director, Sleep-Wake Center, University of Utah.

Anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment was associated with preserved useful visual acuity in almost 20% of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).

Early results on rucaparib/sacituzumab govitecan are promising, but further exploration is needed, stated Timothy A. Yap, MBBS, PhD, FRCP, medical director of the Institute for Applied Cancer Science, MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Clinician handoff is critical and can help reduce medical errors in the intensive care unit (ICU), according to a series of presentations on planning and communicating around ICU transitions.

We are still working to figure out why low levels of vitamin D are associated with worse outcomes in critical illness, noted Todd W. Rice, MD, FCCP, associate professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Data from a 5-year open-label treatment period on the safety profile of erenumab (Aimovig) showed the treatment helped patients with episodic migraine achieve a sustained reduction in the number of monthly migraine days and the number of days in which therapies were needed for acute migraines.

Tele–intensive care units (ICUs) address coverage gaps and improve quality outcomes, noted John Kazianis, MD, clinical associate professor, Yale School of Medicine, and medical director, InSight Tele-ICU, Yale New Haven Hospital.

Results from a national survey conducted by the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists show that individuals living with diabetes feel they are doing everything they can to manage the condition, yet believe more can be done.

Pfizer will not apply for emergency use authorization of its coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine until at least mid-November; infectious disease experts warn of a potential third wave of COVID-19; rates of major depression increased among millennials.

Atopic dermatitis (AD) has a negative impact on quality of life, and the burden of this disease in adolescents and their parents should be taken into account as part of the management of AD.

The launch comes as major cancer research organizations are calling for ways to increase diversity in clinical trials.

Pediatricians and pediatric HIV specialists need to coordinate their care plans for infants born with potential perinatal exposure to the virus, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Although probing for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction is safe and effective , age at the time of initial intervention and bilateral surgery constitutes a significant risk for a failed procedure, according to study results published in BMC Ophthalmology.

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Analyzing data from a phase 2 study of patients with type 2 or non-ambulant type 3 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA,) researchers found that the assessment is a valid, reliable, and responsive assessment of motor function ability for these patients.

In assessing symptoms of Parkinson disease exacerbated by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, nonmotor neuropsychiatric and automatic symptoms were noted to particularly affect both patients and their respective caregivers.

Nearly 10,000 deaths from non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were likely delayed between 2014 to 2016, the researchers calculated.

Using the Framingham risk score to differentiate patients with psoriatic arthritis with and without coronary artery disease can underestimate cardiovascular risks in these patients.

Patients with heart failure should be classified as high risk in light of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; they are thought to be more susceptible to the virus.

Results from a large international survey indicated that depression worsened the systemic symptom burden for patients.

Inconsistent sleep was found to be significantly associated with inflammatory dysfunction, particularly in women, according to study findings.

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The FDA strengthens its guidance for pain reliever use in pregnant women; the United States sees its greatest increase in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases since August; studies point to association of blood type and COVID-19 risk.

Prompted by students, the medical school overturned a longstanding diagnostic protocol that was not well-founded in evidence.

This week, the top managed care news included the first case of COVID-19 reinfection in the United States; a positive side to halting trials to evaluate vaccine safety; a rise in employer-sponsored health insurance premiums for 2020.