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Theresa Juday, RPh, director, Specialty Product Development, CVS Health, speaks about the barriers affecting uptake of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as a first-line treatment for insomnia.

Michael E. Chernew, PhD, co-editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Managed Care®, discussed cost and sustainability issues specific to commercial insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid at the National Alliance 2021 Annual Forum held in a hybrid format in Washington, DC.

Adults with atopic dermatitis were shown to be at lower risk of developing asthma if they were vaccinated against influenza, particularly those who adhered to yearly shots.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Abi Sundaramoorthy, MD, MBA, executive vice president of clinical enterprise at Somatus, on fragmented care in chronic kidney disease, its disproportionate impact on minority communities, and the potential of value-based arrangements to address disparities and promote preventive, effective care.

Pfizer and BioNTech expect to seek emergency use authorization for their COVID-19 booster vaccine in all adults 18 years and older; the Biden administration urges appeals court to not block employer vaccine mandate; nearly 8 in 10 Americans believe or are unsure of false COVID-19 information.

The United States lifts travel restrictions for numerous countries, requiring proof of vaccination and in some cases negative COVID-19 tests; discrimination of any kind was associated with greater risk of mental health problems in young people; a controversial Alzheimer disease drug faces several uptake issues.

Richard Wasserman, MD, PhD, an allergist and immunologist with Allergy Partners of North Texas, an early adopter of food allergy oral immunotherapy (OIT), discusses how attitudes have changed around the practice.

With new and expected future options for treating atopic dermatitis (AD), including an injectable biologic and an oral small molecule inhibitor, which is preferred and which makes the most sense for patients?

Robert J. Hopkin, MD, clinical geneticist, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, speaks on the symptom burden and current therapeutic interventions available for Fabry disease.

Daniel Greer, PharmD, BCPP, clinical assistant professor, Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, speaks on at-risk populations of chronic insomnia, and the reciprocal relationship between the condition and other comorbidities.

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Children with severe atopic dermatitis were shown to be at nearly 2-fold greater risk of both depression and internalizing behaviors, with mild disease also associated with internalizing behaviors in those as young as 4 years of age.

Cost increases were particularly pronounced among patients with severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the study found.

New data show the therapy led to minimal changes in renal function, even after more than 8 years.

A greater proportion of biologic-naive patients with psoriatic arthritis treated with ixekizumab vs adalimumab achieved the combined endpoint of 100% resolution in the Psoriasis Area Severity Index and 50% or greater improvement in the American College of Rheumatology criteria at week 24 and 52.

An abstract presented at CHEST 2021 showed that women who entered pregnancy with sleep-disordered breathing were associated with higher levels of insulin resistance and potential risk of gestational diabetes.

California judge rules Allergan, Endo, Johnson & Johnson, and Teva not liable for state's opioid crisis; CDC panel to decide on approval of and recommendations for Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5 to 11 years; screen time among teenagers more than doubled during the pandemic.

The August telehealth growth coincided with the peak of the surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant in the South.

Prenatal exposure to inorganic arsenic and coexposure to inorganic arsenic and cadmium was found to increase risk of atopic dermatitis by up to 2.42-fold in young Taiwanese children.

FDA announce it will need more time on its decision to approve Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 12 to 17 years; lingering questions as the Supreme Court proceeds with hearings on the legality of the Texas abortion law; global death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 5 million.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treated with adalimumab had greater risk of developing psoriasis than those administered infliximab, with gender and smoking incidence also linked with greater IBD risk.

Erika Glenn, Division Head of Sales, Care Management, CVS Health, addressed some of the latest innovations in predictive modeling and data analytics being leveraged by her organization in the management of patients with chronic conditions at the Asembia 2021 Specialty Pharmacy Summit in Las Vegas.

A panel at Asembia 2021 Specialty Pharmacy Summit in Las Vegas addressed challenges in the treatment journey of patients with rare diseases, efforts to improve access to gene therapies, and cost and value considerations for stakeholders.

Panelists of the opening session at Asembia 2021 Specialty Pharmacy Summit in Las Vegas address emerging shifts in specialty pharmacy, its impact on the health care system, and future implications post pandemic.

In studies presented at the American College of Gastroenterology 2021 meeting, success was reported for RBX2660, a treatment for clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).