Concurrent LAA Occlusion Loses Its Appeal for LVAD Surgeons Heart pump placement plus anticoagulation suffice for patients, even those with Afib Oct 05, 2022
Can Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Reduce Dementia Risk? DREAM study findings conflict with other recent data Oct 04, 2022
Dementia Diagnosis Linked to Suicide Risk almost seven times higher for people with diagnosis before age 65 Oct 03, 2022
Bariatric Surgery Ups Epilepsy Risk Epilepsy may be a long-term complication, but mechanism is unclear Sep 28, 2022
CIA Doc Sent to Investigate Illness Developed Havana Syndrome "The amount of ringing in my ears was just astounding," he told CNN Sep 26, 2022
Cancer in Kids Tied to Prenatal Exposure to High-Dose Folic Acid and Seizure Meds But no link seen among children of mothers without epilepsy Sep 26, 2022
It's High Time for Broader Access to Non-Opioid Pain Medication Limited Medicare coverage poses barriers, but bipartisan legislation offers a solution Sep 22, 2022
Sleep Experts Issue Advisory on Melatonin in Children Recommendations come as reported pediatric poisonings surged Sep 22, 2022
Making Low-Dose tPA Work for Japanese DOAC Users With Ischemic Stroke IV thrombolytics for these patients are accepted in some countries, but not the U.S. Sep 21, 2022
Does Poor Air Quality Send More Kids With Autism to the Hospital? South Korean study looked at effects of short-term exposure on ASD-related outcomes Sep 21, 2022
No Weird Dreams for Insomnia Patients Taking Lemborexant Even at 10 mg, the sleep aid resulted in few abnormal dreams or nightmares Sep 20, 2022
Gabapentin After Surgery Ups Risks in Older Adults Delirium, new antipsychotic use, and pneumonia more common Sep 20, 2022
Trazodone Commonly Used Off-Label for Insomnia Not much data to support efficacy or safety "as a surrogate hypnotic medication," researcher says Sep 20, 2022
Gene Therapy for Degenerative Brain Disorder Wins FDA Nod $3 million price tag for one-time treatment Sep 19, 2022
Rexulti Calms Alzheimer's Dementia-Related Agitation But atypical antipsychotic disappoints in borderline personality disorder Sep 19, 2022
Stroke-Heart Syndrome: The 'Perfect Storm' Clinicians describe significant diagnostic and treatment challenges for a young patient Sep 19, 2022
CDC: No Excess Pediatric Brain Infections During the Pandemic Streptococcal brain abscesses, other complications have remained within historical limits Sep 16, 2022
I Didn't Let My Addiction Win Out in the End How doctors get addicted and how they recover Sep 16, 2022
The Internal Conflict of Being a Ringside Doctor The aftermath of a 2019 fight nearly broke me Sep 15, 2022
Cognition Improves With Daily Multivitamin Supplement But it's too early to recommend multivitamins to prevent cognitive decline, experts caution Sep 15, 2022
Who Needs a 'Recovering' Shrink Now? My past should no longer be a burden but an advantage Sep 13, 2022
Terror, Joy, Triumph: Learning Resilience as a Pediatric Neurosurgeon Jay Wellons, MD, reflects on his journey and challenges as a pediatric neurosurgeon Sep 13, 2022 podcast
Cardiovascular Risks Not Increased With Denosumab Large observational databases mitigate concerns about the osteoporosis therapy Sep 12, 2022
CDC: More Kids Hospitalized With Respiratory Disease Linked to Non-Polio Enterovirus Infection associated with rare neurologic complication that causes limb weakness, agency says Sep 10, 2022
Long COVID Risk Factors May Include Loneliness, Depression, Stress Psychological distress linked to higher risk of post-COVID symptoms than physical conditions Sep 07, 2022
Dementia Risk Tied to Daily Step Count Incident dementia dropped by 25% with as little as 3,800 steps per day, study found Sep 06, 2022
Hormone Treatment Improves Cognition in Down Syndrome Pulsatile GnRH therapy boosted brain connectivity in pilot study Sep 02, 2022
Blood Type Tied to Early-Onset Stroke Risk Findings point to prothrombotic mechanisms in younger stroke patients Sep 01, 2022
Infant Head Trauma Surged in Paris During Pandemic Researchers hypothesize isolation and financial stress had cumulative effect on parents Aug 31, 2022
Why Has This Young Man Lost the Ability to Squat and Clench His Fists? Joint stiffness is just one symptom of this rare debilitating inflammatory disease Aug 30, 2022
P2Y12 Inhibitors May Be the Better Option for Secondary Prevention in CAD Meta-analysis challenges central role of aspirin, researcher says Aug 30, 2022
Novel Factor XIa Inhibitors Show Promise for Bleeding Risk Preventing ischemic events is a less clear benefit Aug 29, 2022
Novel Corticosteroid Shows Benefits in Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Randomized trial shows vamorolone may be safer than standard of care Aug 29, 2022
Xarelto Risky in Rheumatic Heart Disease Ischemic event prevention didn't pan out in INVICTUS trial Aug 28, 2022
Polypill Proves Its Mettle for Heart Protection Post-MI Trial affirms benefit of single drug-combo pill compared with usual care in secondary prevention Aug 26, 2022
No Detrimental Impact on Cognition With Entresto for Heart Failure Cost may be reason for underutilization, rather than concerns about cognition, expert noted Aug 26, 2022
Herpes Viruses Linked to Brain Changes But no evidence of a relationship between herpes and Alzheimer's disease Aug 24, 2022
Combining Common Diabetic Nerve Pain Drugs Helped Provide More Relief No specific combination stood out among the crowd Aug 24, 2022
Early Data Mixed for Home-Based Brain Stimulation After Stroke Certain subgroups may see more cognitive benefit Aug 18, 2022
CDC: Paralytic Polio an Ongoing Risk for the Unvaccinated No additional cases identified, but wastewater testing continues to detect the virus Aug 16, 2022
