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Updated evidence provides new insight into safety, efficacy, and challenges of deprescribing.

An overview of the latest news in Parkinson disease reported across MJH Life Sciences™.

Rajesh Rajpal, MD, chief medical officer, global head of clinical medical affairs, Johnson & Johnson Vision, speaks on the impact of screen usage for eyes and trends in eye symptom burden reported amid the pandemic.

The meeting comes a day after the FDA approved a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna in people who have received organ transplants or have other conditions that have damaged their immune systems.

Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.

Telehealth utilization stabilized in May 2021 after a 3-month drop, according to FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker. Robin Gelburd, JD, president of FAIR Health, discusses the stabilization of telehealth utilization in May 2021 after a 3-month drop.

Fear of negative emotions, lack of interest, and distrust of medical institutions were some of the reasons that participants refused to receive information regarding medically actionable secondary genetic findings, even after they received additional education on what the findings would include.

Highlighting the latest ophthalmology-related news reported across MJH Life Sciences™.

Vizient recently released its Summer 2021 Pharmacy Market Outlook, which projects pharmaceutical spending for 2022 based on an analysis of its members' data. On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we talk about some of the findings.

Findings of the Adult Changes in Thought study present a significant link between long-term air pollution exposure and increased risk of dementia.

Department of Defense details plan on a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all active-duty personnel; United Nations climate change report addresses likelihood of future extreme weather events tied to global warming; Government Accountability Office report finds greater readmission risk in understaffed skilled nursing facilities.

Anthony Fauci, MD, addresses potential vaccine mandates once COVID-19 vaccines gain full approval; the FDA issues finalized guidance on using a metastasis-free survival end point in clinical trials of patients with prostate cancer; spotlighting the threat of variant spread and mutation amid case surges nationwide.

Highlighting the latest ophthalmology-related news reported across MJH Life Sciences™.

Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.

FDA is expected to recommend a plan on distribution of COVID-19 booster shots to immunocompromised Americans; California becomes the first state to issue a vaccine mandate for its health care workers; exploring the threat of COVID-19 infection in pediatric populations.

Taiwanese patients with uveitis were shown to be at greater risk of developing psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis than the general population, and hypertension, diabetes, and obesity were more prominent in these populations as well.

An overview of the latest news in Parkinson disease reported across MJH Life Sciences™.

Using artificial intelligence (AI) effectively may help to revolutionize the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), as well as optimizing understanding of the immune-mediated disease.

The combined toll of the COVID-19 pandemic and the health effects of climate change tests an already beleaguered US health system.

Identifying patients with combined polypharmacy and frailty can help recognize ICU patients with high risk of hospital readmission, the authors said.

People with high risk of obstructive sleep apnea presented with significant changes in key arteries indicative of accelerated vascular aging, a known contributor to cardiovascular disease (CVD).

A significant risk of neurodegenerative disease was found in an analysis of male former professional soccer players, with defensive outfield players and those with careers longer than 15 years particularly at risk.

The study was conducted to shed more light on the growing issue of polypharmacy, an issue that is expected to increase as the US population ages.

Florida sets record for daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations; spotlighting health equity in the workplace; delineating COVID-19 hotspots where masking is recommended.

On World Lung Cancer Day, we explore current guidelines for lung cancer screening in the United States, implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, and disparities in mortality and access to care by race and socioeconomic status.