Managed Healthcare Executive

Brian Evanko to be Cigna CEO starting in July

Brian Evanko will assume CEO duties July 1, 2026 after overseeing Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth, signaling continuity in ...
Managed Healthcare Executive

Testosterone seems to play key role in bacterial skin infections

Testosterone can potentiate S. aureus quorum sensing independent of auto-inducing peptides, increasing toxin release and host-cell damage, whereas progesterone and estrogen do not show the same effect ...
Managed Healthcare Executive

A Q&A with Zahra Mahmoudjafari on building successful cell and gene therapy programs

Zahra Mahmoudjafari explains how cell and gene therapy programs succeed with strong infrastructure, pharmacy leadership, ...
Managed Healthcare Executive

NGS-based detection of circulating HPV DNA offers promise for monitoring for early recurrence of cervical cancer

A custom NGS panel covering 27 IARC carcinogenic HPV genotypes enabled detection of ccfHPV DNA across treatment strata and ...
Managed Healthcare Executive

With a PDUFA date on the horizon, another trial of Afrezza begins

The May 29, 2026 PDUFA targets pediatric approval of Afrezza for type 1 or type 2 diabetes, leveraging INHALE-1 outcomes versus rapid-acting analogs plus basal insulin. INHALE-1 was open-label and ...