A look at the latest news in healthcare, including a study that identifies an increased risk of diabetes in cancer survivors, 2 FDA approvals, Senator Bernie Sanders released a plan for universal healthcare coverage in the US, and the economics of aging.
Improving SMA HRQOL Must Address Patient and Caregiver Well-being
February 7th 2023Data from 2 prospective studies showed correlations between impaired patient health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and disease severity, as well as correlations between the health of caregivers and their HRQOL and caregiver burden.
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Promoting Health Equity and Resiliency in Trauma-Affected Communities
January 31st 2023On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Reverend Paul Abernathy, CEO of the Neighborhood Resilience Project and board member of UPMC for You, who discusses his experiences in promoting health and resiliency in trauma-affected communities, as well as challenges related to access and accessibility of care and medical mistrust.
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Dietary Therapies Show Short-term Effectiveness for Childhood Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
February 6th 2023The modified Atkins diet exhibited superior tolerability and effectiveness in reducing seizure frequency compared with other dietary therapies in the management of childhood drug-resistant epilepsy.
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High-Deductible Health Plans and Their Potential Impact on the US Drug Epidemic
October 13th 2022On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Matthew D. Eisenberg, PhD, lead author of a study published in the October issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® that investigated the use of high-deductible health plans and their impact on substance use disorder care and spending.
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Certain Patient Groups Continue to Be Underrepresented in PD Studies in the Netherlands
February 4th 2023With greater attention being paid to the heterogenous patient population, researchers questioned whether this has resulted in a more diverse group of patients included in Parkinson disease (PD) studies in the Netherlands.
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