Alemtuzumab Benefits Persist in Multiple Sclerosis Many patients did not need additional treatment after first two courses of the drug Mar 03, 2019
Early Serum NfL Tied to Long-Term MS Brain Changes Early axonal damage may identify multiple sclerosis patients at risk for more severe disease Mar 01, 2019
Medical Marijuana and Older Adults Well tolerated among elderly patients; nearly a third reduced opioids Feb 28, 2019
Black History Month: Talking With Jennifer Webb, MD How mentorship helped her overcome barriers Feb 28, 2019
Pro Soccer Players Show Higher ALS Risk Incidence is rare but more frequent than expected, especially in young players Feb 27, 2019
Vitamins in Early Pregnancy and Autism Risk Study suggests -- but far from proves -- benefit from folic acid shortly after conception Feb 27, 2019
Preventing Stroke After Cervical Artery Dissection Antiplatelets, anticoagulants show similar outcomes at 1 year Feb 25, 2019
New Opioid Epidemic 'Hot Spots' Emerge in U.S. Once considered largely a Midwest problem, opioid mortality is rising quickly in Eastern U.S. Feb 22, 2019
Morning Break: Rebranding Eating Disorders; Spike in Kratom Concerns; Vaccine Laws Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖ΅ staff Feb 22, 2019
'Not a Haircut': Two Knees, Same Day ... More Risk? Evidence, experience mixed on simultaneous bilateral knee replacement Feb 14, 2019
Want a Better PDMP? Researchers, States are Working on It Making the results easier to read is part of the solution Feb 13, 2019
Language Issues in Degenerative Aphasia Have a Hearing Component Primary progressive aphasia is not just a neurolinguistic problem, study shows Feb 11, 2019
Game-Based Stroke Rehab From Home On Par with Clinic Arm motor function recovery was noninferior in randomized trial Feb 10, 2019
Lytics Help Imaging-Selected Patients Beyond 4.5-Hour Window EXTEND trial shows less disability after use in 4.5-to-9-hour window Feb 09, 2019
Andexanet Holds Strong as Antidote to Apixaban, Rivaroxaban Reversal agent for factor Xa inhibitors soon to be subject to a randomized trial Feb 08, 2019
Benefit of Endovascular Therapy Dwindles With Large-Core Strokes But is thrombectomy still better than medical management alone for these cases? Feb 08, 2019
Tighter BP Control No Better in Acute Stroke But major limitations prevented firm conclusions in ENCHANTED trial Feb 08, 2019
For Brain Bleeds, 'Gentle' but Thorough Surgery May Boost Outcomes MISTIE III trial failed overall but showed functional benefit with extensive clot removal Feb 07, 2019
BP Lowering en Route to Hospital Flops in Acute Stroke RIGHT-2 trial shows no benefit, possible harm from nitroglycerin patch Feb 07, 2019
Intensive Early Glucose Control No Help for Stroke Recovery SHINE trial yields similar functional outcomes but higher hypoglycemia risk Feb 06, 2019
ISET: Glue Works When Coils Fail Off-label cyanoacrylate fills in the gaps in difficult endoleaks Feb 01, 2019
Pharma Lap Dance; Dark Web Opioids; Pot Cookies for Tantrums? Clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Feb 01, 2019
Cat Poop and Schizophrenia; Cannabis for a 4-Year-Old News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 30, 2019
Risk Factors for Post-Concussion Mental Disorders Identified Injury from assault or violence ups risk; so does being black or having a psychiatric history Jan 30, 2019
Lungs Donated After Opioid Overdose Do Well Similar survival seen for growing number of overdose donor organs Jan 30, 2019
Tourette's, Tics Tied to Cardiometabolic Risks Swedish data show links, but other factors could be at play Jan 14, 2019
Study Raises Questions on Nuedexta Prescribing Real-world data show PBA drug given mainly to dementia and Parkinson's disease patients Jan 07, 2019
Seizure Patients Often See Swift Return to Hospital Will CMS penalize epilepsy readmissions in the future? Dec 28, 2018
Alcohol, Psychological Distress Tied to REM Disorder Possible RBD risk factors vary from those for Parkinson's, study shows Dec 27, 2018
Whole-Body Cyrotherapy Caused Cold Burn Injury Trendy treatment never FDA-approved for health benefits Dec 14, 2018
Antipsychotics Linked to Greater Risk of Death for Youths Most deaths were unexpected, suggesting side effects but with many limitations Dec 13, 2018
Older Sibling with Autism or ADHD Ups Risk for Younger Kids Later-born children show rates markedly greater than in general population Dec 10, 2018
Do Psychotropic Drugs Affect EMU Seizure Frequency? Some psych meds linked to fewer epilepsy monitoring unit seizures; others tied to more Dec 07, 2018
Fenfluramine Again Shows Efficacy in Dravet Syndrome No signs of cardiac valve toxicity, though some children lost weight Dec 05, 2018
Teens, Adults With Epilepsy at High Risk for Depression Two studies call for regular mental health screening of epilepsy patients Dec 03, 2018
Seizure Risk in Pregnancy Highest With Frontal Lobe Epilepsy Changes in antiepileptic drug metabolism during pregnancy may play a role Dec 03, 2018
Benefits of CBD for Epilepsy Fades in One-Third of Patients But the observation that two-thirds continued to benefit may be a key finding Dec 02, 2018
Machine Learning Allows for Low-Dose Gadolinium Contrast Minimal loss of resolution with 10% Gd dose Nov 30, 2018
ADHD Genes; Psychosis and Suicide; Your Brain on Internet Gaming News and commentary from the psychiatry world Nov 28, 2018
Digital Mammograms Show Vulnerability to Cyberattacks Two out of three radiologists couldn't tell that images were manipulated Nov 28, 2018