Briana Contreras

Research in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology reveals that reducing nighttime hot flashes in menopausal women leads to better sleep quality, fewer nighttime awakenings and increased overall sleep efficiency.

General counsel, 1upHealth, Inc., a healthcare data interoperability company in Boston.

Health equity program director, Fallon Health, a not-for-profit health plan and provider of care headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Today, the clade 2b outbreak has reached alarming proportions, with over 94,000 confirmed cases reported across 117 countries, including significant numbers in the U.S. and Brazil, and up to 103 deaths. The virus has been found to affect younger men who have sex with men, who are linked to high rates of HIV co-infection.

The HIV vaccine field has recently faced setbacks with trials like PrepVacc, Mosaico and Imbokodo ending early due to lack of preventive efficacy. Although there have been challenges, scientists have made discoveries showing that the immune system can be prepared to fight HIV with special antibodies.

At the 25th annual international AIDS Conference in Munich, Germany, a group of international experts discussed the impact of HIV-related stigma and discrimination on efforts to end the HIV pandemic as a public health threat by 2030.

These results were found in the TRuE-AD3 study that was presented at the Society for Pediatric Dermatology meeting earlier this month, revealing the latest round of data collected in the TRuE-AD1 and TRuE-AD2 series of studies.

A new report highlights the unmet needs and stigma around menopause in the workplace.

In this part two interview with Parisi Emami-Naeini from UC Davis Eye Center, she explains that improvements in methods and instruments, faster procedure time and declining reimbursement rates have made pars plana vitrectomy the preferred method for repairing detached retinas, along with reduced training in scleral buckle procedures for new retina specialists.

The study's results were presented today at the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, by Parisi Emami-Naeini, M.D., M.P.H., a retina specialist at the Tschannen Eye Institute at the UC Davis Eye Center.

Although AD is a common condition, it’s impact on sexual function and reproductive health is not well understood. In addition, many women with AD are undertreated during pregnancy due to concerns about medication side effects.

When women have their ovaries removed before menopause, a procedure known as premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy (PBO), they lose crucial hormones such as estrogen, progesterone and testosterone, which can cause a number of health issues.

According to a Frontiers in Neurology study, about .3% of people have PD, but it’s more common in older adults: 1% of those over 60 and 3% over 80.

Prior reviews of various dietary patterns found that the Mediterranean diet had the most significant and consistent positive effects on cardiometabolic and anthropometric risk factors.

Over the last 50 years, girls in the United States and worldwide have been getting their periods sooner, often influenced by factors like race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status.

Loren McCaghy, director of consulting, health and consumer engagement and product insight at Accenture, shared the results found from his organization's latest report on how many consumers are switching their healthcare providers and insurance payers. In the interview, he touched on some of the main drivers to consumers leaving and solutions on how payer and provider groups can turn things around.

According to a new study, it was found that higher estrogen receptor density could tell whether a woman is premenopausal or postmenopausal, and that it’s related to lower memory scores and mood and cognitive issues in postmenopausal women.

Researchers who conducted the study, of the Universities of California in San Francisco and Berkley, suggest that cutting down on sodium could be a more cost-effective and low-risk way to help manage AD.

In this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, Briana Contreras, an editor with MHE had the pleasure of meeting Loren McCaghy, director of consulting, health and consumer engagement and product insight at Accenture, to discuss the organization's latest report on U.S. consumers switching healthcare providers and insurance payers.

In a recent announcement, the virtual healthcare provider shared the expansion can offer patients access to a number of clinical services with standard copays, ensuring they receive affordable, high-quality primary care whenever needed.

In our latest "Meet the Board" podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive Editors caught up with editorial advisory board member, Eric Hunter, CEO of CareOregon, to discuss a number of topics, one including the merger that never closed with SCAN Health Plan due to local opposition from Oregonians.

The new 2 mL autoinjector offers a more convenient option for adult patients by reducing the number of required injections by half compared to the pre-filled syringe.

While better cardiovascular health has been associated with less cognitive decline, it has remained unclear whether this relationship begins early, affects all racial subgroups equally and impacts all cognitive domains the same until this study.

Karen Schulte, president of SCAN Health Plan, spoke with Managed Healthcare Executive in this part two conversation held prior to Schulte’s presentation on June 12 at AHIP 2024 in Las Vegas.

In a conversation prior to the AHIP 2024 Meeting in Las Vegas, Managed Healthcare Executive chatted with Karen Schulte, president of SCAN Health Plan, about her presentation on segmentation and customized analysis on June 12.

In an interview prior to the AHIP 2024 conference in Las Vegas, MHE spoke with Sachin H. Jain, M.D.,MBA, CEO, SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan, who acknowledged that while SCAN isn't perfect, they are ahead in simplifying healthcare by recognizing their role in the problem.

In an interview prior to the AHIP 2024 conference in Las Vegas, MHE spoke with Sachin H. Jain, M.D.,MBA, CEO, SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan, about the need to reimagine U.S. healthcare, emphasizing a leadership crisis.

The FDA approved the expanded age indication for the RSV drug to ages 50 to 59 this past Friday, after initially being approved in the U.S. in May 2023 for RSV patients ages 60 and older.

Experts are urging healthcare providers to be aware of these two new forms of ringworm or jock itch, known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (TMVII) and Trichophyton indotineae or T. indotineae.

In the latest episode of the Meet the Board podcast series, Managing Editor, Peter Wehrwein, catches up with Chief Clinical Officer at Optum Rx and EAB member, David Calabrese, about his new role alongside his team's progress in improving quality, patient safety and health equity in healthcare.