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Public health experts and presidentail staffers express frustration over coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing comments made by President Trump; the NIH has halted a clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine after data show no harm or benefit in patients with COVID-19; individuals who have obsessive-compulsive disorder may be at greater risk due to added stress from the pandemic.

To mark the 25th anniversary of The American Journal of Managed Care®, we spoke with Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Fauci has been at NIAID for 36 years, and he gave a keynote address at the 6th International AIDS Conference in San Francisco in 1990. Here he speaks on progress that has been made in the fight against HIV and AIDS, from AZT to Truvada to undetectable viral loads; why there is no cure just yet; and how the first tumultuous years of the AIDS crisis shaped research for decades to come.

A look at the Diabetes Prevention Program at the 10-year mark showed the program brought lasting results.

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

The director of the National Cancer Institute said models predict excess cancer deaths in the thousands due to delayed care and screening; Democratic senators call for an investigation into for-profit institutional review boards; US hospitals begin administering dexamethasone to the sickest patients.

A panel has ruled that pharmaceutical companies are not required to disclose drug prices in TV ads; the World Health Organization (WHO) halted its study of hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus disease 2019; Oklahoma officials warn medically vulnerable individuals to stay home from President Trump’s rally this weekend.

Coverage from virtual meetings of the American Association of Cancer Research, the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, and the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.

US children with developmental disabilites were found to be at a greater risk for asthma; nursing homes attributed to 43% of US deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); cloth masks recommended when wearing a mask during exercise.

US children with developmental disabilities were found to be at a greater risk for asthma; nursing homes attributed to 43% of US deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); cloth masks recommended when wearing a mask during exercise.

Cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continue to rise in US prisons; clinical trials have seen patient enrollment drop precipitously since the pandemic began; there is a specific mutation that strengthens the coronavirus.

Investigators reported in Lancet Oncology that second-line treatments are needed in small cell lung cancer, as few options exist for these patients once first-line therapy fails.

Spending on public health in the United States continues to drop; HHS rules to remove protections on transgender people and women seeking abortions; can additional pandemic-related shutdowns be avoided?

Research at the European Hematology Association featured zanubrutinib as monotherapy and in combination with rituximab, and well as evaluations of biomarkers that signal responses.

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A special enrollment period provides an opportunity to those recently unemployed and without insurance with possibility of health coverage; several states reporting rises in cases, hospitalizations due to coronavirus disease 2019; US blood reserves reaching critically low levels.

A spotlight has been placed on the mental health of black American youth amid growing social unrest and disproportionate effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); cases of COVID-19 in the United States reached 2 million yesterday; CMS advises nursing home residents know their rights amid allegations of stimulus check theft..

Visits to your doctor’s office will be changed, with the reopening of much of the country; there could be a 30% jump in overall cancer care costs by 2030; current efforts to track the ongoing spread of coronavirus disease 2019 may be improved.

A new study found that anticontagion policies implemented worldwide prevented hundreds of millions of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections; reports of child abuse have fallen by more than 50% in New York City as a result of the pandemic; Texas reopens its economy and sees a spike in infections.

Food banks are struggling to meet demand after 20 million Americans became unemployed as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic; the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an updated guidance on wearing masks in public; New York City today takes the first steps in reopening after 3 months of lockdown.

The formulary covers over 22 million US lives.

The NKF, which works to address health issues for 37 million people in the United States with kidney disease, said Floyd’s death and the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic both highlight disparities in health outcomes between minority groups and whites.

Features typically linked to immunotherapy response or resistance in other types of cancer don’t work the same way in advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma when treated with programmed death 1 inhibitors.

The United States could need up to 100,000 contact tracers to help contain a possible second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); AstraZeneca is partnering to distribute an experimental COVID-19 vaccine by year-end; California border medical facilities continue to be overwhelmed by cases of the virus.

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Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) does not prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a new study, and The Lancet retracted a previous paper examining the drug's safety; voters are mainly split along party lines when it comes to in-person voting in a pandemic; ownership of a handgun is associated with a significantly greater risk of suicide by firearm.

Because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the FDA was forced to delay updated food safety tracing guidelines; the Government Accountability Office is not happy with the current safety of the US drug supply chain; House committee chairs are seeking more details on the government’s COVID-19 vaccine contracts with drug makers.

Those with substance use issues struggle amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; health experts cite police brutality as a public health issue; CMS reports COVID-19 death toll in US nursing homes.

Health officials have concerns as people nationwide participate in mass gatherings to protest the death of George Floyd; Trump cuts US ties with WHO over handling of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); former FDA commisioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, says addressing racial inequities in COVID-19 transmission and higher death rates could halt the pandemic.

A bill introduced yesterday by Representative Maxine Waters, with support from the American Diabetes Association, would eliminate cost sharing for patients with diabetes requiring insulin amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic; White House officials have decided to not release economic projections this summer for the first time since the 1970s; CDC provides recommendations for employers returning to the workplace.

A new study highlights medical associations' financial ties with pharmaceutical and device companies; CDC data finds nearly 300 health care personnel have died of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); the federal government is permitting methadone deliveries for those with opioid use disorder or addiction.