Mary Caffrey

Nearly half of the increase in the uninsured rate since the end of 2016 took place in the third quarter, according to the poll.

Despite its clinical success the Diabetes Prevention Program has only reached a fraction of those who need it. That could change once Medicare starts paying for the program next year.

The injectible drug is expected to compete with Eli Lilly's Trulicity after a head-to-head trial showed superior results on glycemic control and weight loss.

Cost-sharing reductions help keep down premiums for policies sold on the exchanges under the Affordable Care Act.

Dupilumab's effectiveness is due to the monoclonal antibody's ability to rapidly reduce inflammation.

Authors of an editorial suggest pregnancy serves as an early stress test on the body, and women who develop gestational diabetes should see it as a signal to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

A study that the American Medical Association commissioned last year found that time spent with electronic health records was taking away from time with patients and contributing to clinician burnout.

The findings generated data on 19 specific clinical variables that could help physicians and patients made personalized decisions about diabetes prevention.

Young adults often have trouble managing a chronic condition as they transition from home to college, but ADHD poses special difficulties.

President Donald Trump acted to fulfill one of his earliest campaign promises and said his executive order would increase choices in healthcare for Americans suffering under the "disaster" of Obamacare.

Catalyst for Payment Reform will use 3 states to pilot new metrics to measure how well healthcare transformation is penetrating individual markets.

The biologic dupilumab had a breakthrough designation when it received FDA approval earlier this year.

Researchers have focused on changes in the gut bacteria to figure out who is at risk for a loss of beta cell function.

The editors cited limits on research by CDC and called on physicians to be more proactive in screening for the presence of guns in homes of those at high risk for suicide.

Healthcare experts increasingly recognize that behavioral science will provide the ideas for reducing the $245 billion annual cost of diabetes in the United States.

The US Preventive Services Task Force already has recommendations for screening and intervention for obesity, but they often are not followed.

Scaling behavioral change and reducing diabetes at the population level were major themes of the meeting.

The announcement does not affect LifeScan, which makes blood glucose management tools and apps. Company officials said an exclusivity deal between Medtronic and UnitedHealthcare was among the factors that contributed to the decision.

The former CMS administrator, who coined the term "the Triple Aim," offered a vision for the next era of healthcare innovation at a summit presented by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.

The fight for dominance of the market for a costly cholesterol drug continues, even as sales fall short of expectations.

The recommendation is the first step toward making the therapy widely available to patients in England and Wales.

The review of 28 studies found that night shift workers were at particularly high risk of developing the type of abdominal obesity associated with heart disease.

The study was based on 12 years' worth of data from a national survey.

The author, who has lived with type 1 diabetes for 16 years, offers practical advice on food, exercise, mindset, and sleep.

The filing also seeks new indications for fixed-dose combinations of canagliflozin and metformin.

This is the second year in a row that the prize in Medicine or Physiology has been awarded for work that yielded understanding of chronic disease.

The CEO said the changes will finally allow the company to set the inhaled insulin apart from its rivals.

A GAO report faults CMS policy on durable medical equipment, and the diaTribe Foundation convenes a daylong session to guide the FDA on how future drugs and devices should be evaluated for measures beyond A1C.

Coverage of technology developments at the 77th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the annual meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE).

President Donald Trump had clearly been unhappy with the negative press coverage over Price's use of charter flights for routine travel. The HHS Secretary said Thursday he would pay for his seats, or $52,000 of the $400,000 cost of the 26 charter flights taken since May.