Mary Caffrey is the Executive Editor for The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®). She joined AJMC® in 2013 and is the primary staff editor for Evidence-Based Oncology, the multistakeholder publication that reaches 22,000+ oncology providers, policy makers and formulary decision makers. She is also part of the team that oversees speaker recruitment and panel preparations for AJMC®'s premier annual oncology meeting, Patient-Centered Oncology Care®. For more than a decade, Mary has covered ASCO, ASH, ACC and other leading scientific meetings for AJMC readers.
Mary has a BA in communications and philosophy from Loyola University New Orleans. You can connect with Mary on LinkedIn.
Regular Bedtimes for Toddlers Linked to Less Obesity Later, Study Finds
April 25th 2017Research over the past decade has found connections between poor sleep and obesity, but this is the first study to examine the connections among bedtimes in young children, emotional self-regulation, and obesity later in life.
Revised House Republican Plan Would Give Some Powers to States
April 21st 2017The compromise to align interests of the conservative Freedom Caucus and the moderate Tuesday Group would give governors and state legislatures the final say on whether to remove essential health benefits or create a high-risk pool for those with expensive chronic conditions.
Joslin's New Test Finds Patients With Diabetes at High Risk of Kidney Failure
April 20th 2017Standard biomarker tests miss many patients who develop kidney failure. Also, many patients who are not at high risk end up in clinical trials, adding expense when they will not help researchers prove anything.
Young Children Gain Glycemic Control in Artificial Pancreas Study
April 10th 2017The small study found that elementary-school age children spent less time out of range while using the artificial pancreas system. The first product meeting the defintion of "artificial pancreas" will be available for adults from Medtronic this summer.