Risk Factors ID'd for Mortality in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Gait speed may be linked to pathology beyond brain Feb 02, 2016
Dedicating a Career to Diversity and Disparities NMA president Edith Mitchell, MD, laments racial gaps in medicine Jan 21, 2016
Urine Screens Show Patients Don't Take ADHD Meds About a third of patients noncompliant; some take other illicit drugs instead Jan 19, 2016
Liquid Stimulant Eases ADHD Symptoms in Autism Patients also had some improvements in social scores Jan 16, 2016
Will Delay Weaken CDC Opioid Guidance? Recommendations to limit supply and dosing under fire Jan 08, 2016
Can Antidepressants Trigger Mania? SSRIs, venlafaxine associated with mania, but causal relationship uncertain Dec 15, 2015
Continuous Tx May be Problematic in Status Epilepticus Longer PICU stay, more vasopressor use with continuous versus bolus therapy Dec 10, 2015
Still Only Open-Label Evidence for Cannabis Drug Data from randomized controlled trials expected in February Dec 08, 2015
Rivermead Test: More Sensitive to Memory Loss in Epilepsy? Small study suggests new test can measure decline over time Dec 06, 2015
FDA Advisory Panel Unmoved by Gepirone Data Recommends against novel antidepressant; FDA's fairness questioned Dec 02, 2015
Healthcare System Makes Physicians Hypocrites by Enabling Addiction Why are doctors avoiding treatment of alcoholics? Nov 27, 2015
Stroke Rounds: Passing Out from Brain Bleed Is a Bad Sign Losing consciousness in subarachnoid hemorrhage predicts poor outcome Nov 11, 2015
One Patient's Seizure Cure: Stop Solving Sudoku Puzzles Hypoxia suffered after an avalanche leads to puzzle-solving problem Oct 19, 2015
Is SAMHSA to Blame for a Broken Mental Health System? Two members of Congress differ on how to fix a failing system Oct 09, 2015
'Failure to Communicate' Drives Misdiagnosis Electronic medical records also need to be improved, says Mark Graber, MD Oct 05, 2015
Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom Oct 01, 2015
Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis' And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea Sep 29, 2015
Excerpt: Black Man in a White Coat A new book by Damon Tweedy, MD, explores the role of race in medicine Sep 22, 2015
Some Yohimbe Supplements Stronger than Labeled Pharmaceutical-grade yohimbine, used for sexual dysfunction, is passing for a botanical supplement Sep 22, 2015
Clear Health Costs: Having Insurance Doesn't Always Pay The case of the $1,700 mammogram Aug 26, 2015
Playing the Name Game With Horner Syndrome Many people described oculosympathetic palsy before Johann Friedrich Horner Aug 25, 2015
Donepezil Add-On Promising in Completer Analysis Serotonin modulator slows but doesn't stop cognitive decline in phase II re-analysis. Jul 22, 2015
Agent Orange Plus PTSD Equals Extra Dementia Risk For Vietnam vets, defoliant exposure "may exacerbate effects of other risk factors." Jul 21, 2015
T1D Patients Face Nearly Double Risk for Dementia Findings still significant after controlling for vascular risk factors. Jul 20, 2015
Biogen Reports Another Tecfidera PML Case Non-fatal case is the second one for the oral MS drug. Jul 16, 2015
Sniffing Strength 'Profoundly Altered' in Autism Study suggests a potentially simple way to screen for ASD in preverbal children. Jul 14, 2015
Purdue Pulls New OxyContin Application, and Questions Follow FDA disavows previous requirement for study of abuse-deterrent formulation Jul 02, 2015
Inhaled Levodopa May Bridge Parkinson's 'Off' Periods Inhaler eased breakthrough motor symptoms between standard levodopa doses in an early study Jun 16, 2015
Copyright Issues Hinder MMSE Use Neurologists forced to look for alternate cognitive screening tests Jun 09, 2015
Getting a Handle on Lymphopenia With Tecfidera Label-recommended interval for lymphocyte checks may be too long. Jun 02, 2015
Novel MS Drug Offers Good Functional Outcomes Daclizumab HYP beats interferon for patient-centered outcomes Jun 02, 2015
No Surprises with Tysabri-Tecfidera Switch Discontinuation rates for both agents were in line with those seen in clinical trials Jun 01, 2015
13 Apple Watch Medical Apps Made for Physicians Even though there are over 3,500 apps that have been customized for the Apple Watch, there are few that health providers can actually utilize for themselves Jun 01, 2015
Ballroom Dance a Boon to MS Patients A small study finds ballroom dance -- waltz, salsa, foxtrot, and others -- may improve function in MS patients. May 29, 2015
Gross Anatomy: 'Nailing It' With the Weed Whacker Lucky landscaper escapes permanent injury after nail penetrates an eye. May 14, 2015 video
Does a Cocktail a Day Keep MS Symptoms at Bay? Patients consuming more of the hard stuff had lower EDSS scores. May 11, 2015
Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback Here's how the FDA let a widely abused opioid back on the market. May 10, 2015
Injecting Opioid Tied to Blood Clotting Disorder Are most clinicians aware of this side effect of oxymorphone drug abuse? May 10, 2015
