Driving Patterns Pinpoint Early Alzheimer's Disease Subtle shifts in on-road behavior suggest GPS-based biomarkers may have merit Jul 30, 2021
Could Zapping the Spine Help Prevent Afib in High-Risk CABG Patients? Pilot study yields dramatic results Jul 30, 2021
COVID-19: Persistent Cognitive Effects, Uptick in Alzheimer's Biomarkers Findings link cognitive impairment and long-lasting anosmia Jul 29, 2021
DOAC Reduces Stroke Risk After Ventricular Ablation Study treatment superior to aspirin, STROKE-VT trial shows Jul 29, 2021
Epic's AI Fail; Controversial Alzheimer's Marketing; No Good COVID Drugs This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 28, 2021
Aducanumab: What to Know If You Prescribe Recommendations may change when trial data are published Jul 27, 2021
Better Air, Better Brains Reducing air pollution tied to lower dementia risk, slower cognitive decline Jul 26, 2021
Stroke Thrombectomy: Strict Mismatch Criteria Not Necessary After 16 Hours? Looser imaging criteria would open door to wider eligibility Jul 26, 2021
Watchman FLX Stays on Track for Stroke Prevention Next-generation LAA occluder maintains good results at 2 years Jul 22, 2021
Drug Overdoses Spike; Shock Therapy Effective; Psychiatrist Charged for 'Pill-Mill' News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jul 21, 2021
Staying on Pimavanserin Cut Dementia-Related Psychosis Relapse However, late-stage trial couldn't separate efficacy in dementia subtypes Jul 21, 2021
Teens Need Later School Start Times The pandemic has further highlighted the health benefits Jul 19, 2021
Two Shots, Two Paralyses After COVID Vaccine First report of two contralateral Bell's palsy episodes in the same patient Jul 19, 2021
Spinal Cord Stimulation OK'd for Diabetic Nerve Pain First device of its kind to gain FDA approval for painful diabetic neuropathy Jul 19, 2021
CV Risk in PsA: Do Drugs Matter? Study weighs in on heart safety of TNF inhibitors versus other biologics Jul 19, 2021
Phone Calls Spot Early Alzheimer's Predictive model identified vocal features of dementia patients from everyday speech Jul 16, 2021
Brain Implant Translates Neural Signals Into Sentences Neuroprosthesis decodes input from brain to vocal tract in stroke patient who cannot speak Jul 14, 2021
Clearing the Hurdles to Safe Injection Facilities Rhode Island the first state to authorize a pilot program, but how likely is it others will follow Jul 14, 2021
Anti-Vax Pediatrician Is Back in Business, Kind Of Restrictions will require previously suspended doctor to stay mum on vaccine protocols Jul 14, 2021
Ivermectin and Aducanumab: Do They Work? ZDoggMD and Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, analyze the evidence Jul 13, 2021
ADHD Linked to Kids' Traumatic Brain Injury Severity But overall, children with ADHD were more likely to experience TBI Jul 12, 2021
Alzheimer's Aducanumab Prescribing Information Changes "We as neurologists need a strategy to advise our patients," experts say Jul 09, 2021
FDA Piles on New Warnings for Blood Volume Expanders Hydroxyethyl starch products shouldn't be used for low blood volume unless no other options exist Jul 09, 2021
FDA Cannot Ban Use of Electric Shock Devices for Harmful Behaviors Appeals court rules in favor of only U.S. facility still using devices for behavioral treatment Jul 09, 2021
Alzheimer's Biomarkers Tied to Endogenous Estrogen Exposure in Women Longer reproductive period linked to amyloid, p-tau in cognitively normal older women Jul 08, 2021
The Mental Health Toll of Not Matching Reports of suicides and unprecedented social media dialogue have turned a spotlight on the issue Jul 07, 2021
APOE Gene Influences Alzheimer's Symptoms, Biomarkers in Down Syndrome Earlier Alzheimer's changes seen in APOE4 carriers Jul 06, 2021
I Have a Disability Too, I Told My Patient Disclosure can benefit patients and the healthcare system alike Jun 30, 2021
Biden Administration Eases Rules for Mobile Vans for Substance Use Treatment Aim is to increase treatment access in rural areas, underserved communities Jun 28, 2021
Bell's Palsy More Likely After COVID Infection Than After Vaccine Two studies evaluate facial nerve palsy after vaccination Jun 24, 2021
Two Inflammatory Proteins Linked With Slower Cognitive Decline Surprise finding ties plasma cytokine levels with Alzheimer's biomarkers and cognition Jun 23, 2021
Should a 'Three Strikes' Rule Apply to Stroke Thrombectomy? Reconsider forging ahead with repeated clot retrieval attempts, study suggests Jun 23, 2021
Subsys Doc Gets 5 Years; Docs Take Billions From Device Makers; Child Abuse Law This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 23, 2021
Unusual Variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Linked to COVID Vaccines Experts call for relationship between adenovirus vector vaccines and GBS to be studied Jun 22, 2021
Q&A: How Patients Can Get Wise to Bad Billing Practices Marshall Allen discusses how patients and providers can fight back against medical overbilling Jun 22, 2021
As Overdoses Rise, Opioid Treatment Providers Struggle to Get Paid Providers of medication assisted treatment say they're bleeding cash, and unable to keep staff Jun 22, 2021
Start Thinking 'Cure'; One More Hug; Mortgages and Breast Cancer Survival News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jun 16, 2021
AMA Supports Docs Receiving MAT for Substance Use Organization also embraces physicians with disabilities or illness Jun 16, 2021
The FDA Is Failing the American People The agency's recent decision to approve aducanumab offers more evidence of a broken system Jun 16, 2021
Sleep Disorders Tied to Dementia in Patients With TBI Study evaluates outcomes by sex, independently of other dementia risks Jun 14, 2021