Easy Stroke Scoring Tool Helps EMS Get Patients the Right Care Los Angeles Motor Scale deemed "powerful out-of-hospital tool" for prediction of intervention, outcomes Oct 29, 2019
Prozac and Autism in Children Study suggests no effect on obsessive compulsive behaviors in ASD Oct 23, 2019
Chronic Itch: New Therapy, Complexities "End of the antihistamine era" as new strategies target neural mechanisms Oct 18, 2019
Brain Injury After Concussion May Linger Some effects persist a year after college athletes return to play Oct 16, 2019
DOAC Disappoints in Thrombotic Autoimmune Disorder Drug may, in fact, pose serious risks in this population Oct 14, 2019
Parkinson's Risk Higher in People With Bipolar Disorder Analysis looks at more than 4 million people Oct 14, 2019
Pop Star Sia Opens Up About Her Chronic Pain Hitmaker diagnosed with connective tissue disorder Oct 10, 2019
Mila's N-of-1 Trial Detailed in NEJM Neurologic scores stabilized, seizures diminished with tailored antisense oligonucleotide therapy Oct 09, 2019
PM Stimulant Eases Daily Life for Kids With ADHD Parent-reported outcomes positive with delayed- and extended-release methylphenidate Oct 05, 2019
Can Anti-TNF Drugs Reduce Alzheimer's Risk? Analysis of 56 million patients hints at possible connections Oct 04, 2019
Baby Teeth May Identify ADHD How a child metabolizes nutrients and toxins may play a role in ADHD and autism Sep 26, 2019
A Rescue Therapy for Vestibular Migraine? Vertigo, headache improve with vagus nerve stimulation Sep 25, 2019
True Ischemia or Mimic? MRI changes final diagnosis in 30% of TIA and minor stroke cases Sep 23, 2019
Can Walking Identify Alzheimer's Disease? Gait impairment may be unique between different dementia types Sep 20, 2019
Signs of Improved Hearing With Progenitor Cell Activator Some pure tone improvement, significant increases in word recognition Sep 18, 2019
Could Mom's Anemia Hurt Baby's Brain? Association study suggests an increased risk, though still quite small Sep 18, 2019
Short-Duration Opioid Protocol Feasible for Tonsillectomy No evidence of abuse or dependence at 1 year in study of military personnel Sep 17, 2019
Serum NfL Levels May Indicate MS Prodromal Phase Study shows elevated neurofilament light levels 6 years before MS onset Sep 16, 2019
Good Early Results With Laser for Chronic Rhinitis Durable effects with no bleeding, crusting, or laser-related complications Sep 16, 2019
Ofatumumab Cuts MS Relapse Rates, New Brain Lesions Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody poised to take on ocrelizumab Sep 16, 2019
Ponesimod Bests Aubagio in Head-to-Head MS Trial Investigational drug reduces annual relapse rate, shows effects on fatigue Sep 12, 2019
Medical Marijuana Overdose Sends Man to ER Case report highlights risks of high-strength THC products in patients' hands Sep 12, 2019
IL-6 Inhibitor Cuts NMO Relapse Rates Satralizumab reduces attacks in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder Sep 11, 2019
Sarcosine for Schizophrenia; Abilify Lawsuit; Rural America Suffering News and commentary from the psychiatry world Sep 11, 2019
Four Nurse Practitioners Accused in Calif. Death Certificate Project One surrendered license; another accused of coming to work "wobbly," "drugged," and "under the influence" Sep 11, 2019
Can Cannabis Replace Opioids for Pain Tx? Pharmacists debate the mixed science behind emerging therapy Sep 07, 2019
Ajovy Effective for Tough-to-Treat Migraine Fremanezumab reduces migraine days among treatment-refractory patients Sep 07, 2019
Pain Specialists Pile on CDC Opioid Guidelines Chronic pain patients were left out to dry Sep 05, 2019
Death Certificate Project Accuses 64 Calif. Doctors Five surrender licenses after claims of grossly negligent overprescribing; more to come Sep 03, 2019
Little Benefit for Haldol, Antipsychotics to Treat or Prevent Delirium "Findings presented are sufficient to stop this clinical practice" Sep 03, 2019
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Better Cardiometabolic Health Down the Road Improvements beyond risk factor reduction in patients with T2D and obesity Sep 02, 2019
Desperate Families Pursue 'N-of-1' Trials for Ultra-Rare Diseases Technology dangles hope of cure -- for those able to pay Aug 21, 2019
Silent Strokes Common After Non-Cardiac Surgery One in 14 older patients have covert stroke, many also have cognitive decline Aug 19, 2019
Chronic, Active Lesions Tied to More Aggressive MS Smoldering inflammation seen even in patients treated with effective disease-modifying therapies Aug 12, 2019
Psych Comorbidities Drive Mortality Risk for Patients With ADHD Though absolute risk of death remains small Aug 08, 2019