Stent Retrievers and Aspiration On Par for Initial Thrombectomy Strategy Stroke functional outcomes don't differ in head-to-head trial Jan 25, 2018
Tenecteplase Superior to Alteplase for Stroke Lysis But likelihood of gaining an official stroke indication appears remote Jan 25, 2018
Guidelines Extend Thrombectomy Window to 24 Hours Comprehensive update from AHA/ASA also expands lytic criteria Jan 24, 2018
NeuroBreak: Hits, Not Concussions, Cause CTE; Smoking and PD; APOE4 News News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jan 23, 2018
NeuroBreak: U.S. Autism Prevalence Plateauing; Omalu Quits as Medical Examiner News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jan 02, 2018
Zamboni Stands By CCSVI Theory of MS His own RCT turns up negative, but he vows to fight on as MS community moves on Dec 26, 2017
8 Vintage Medical Advertisements These ads show how much times have (and haven't) changed Dec 21, 2017
Cath Lab Recap: AAA Rupture Guidelines; Bioresorbable Stent Interventional cardiology news to note Dec 21, 2017
Gladiator Blood and Liquid Gold: Good for What Ails You? A new book by Lydia Kang, MD, reviews the most dubious cures in history Dec 19, 2017
Epilepsy Patients Failing Regular Meds Improved with Medical Cannabis Reported better overall health as well as seizure control in pilot study Dec 05, 2017
Ketogenic Diet May Help in Tough-to-Treat Epilespy Literature review suggests benefit in refractory status epilepticus Dec 04, 2017
Radiologists See Evidence, Impact of Opioid Epidemic Emboli and infections from unsafe injection practices turn up on imaging Dec 01, 2017
MEG: A New Imaging Tool for Concussion Diagnosis? Previous concussion modulates connectivity changes in magnetoencephalography Nov 29, 2017
Could Squirrels Have the Answer to Stroke? (NetDoctor) Turning on hibernation in humans may help preserve brain tissue Nov 20, 2017
Study: Leave Tiny Brain Aneurysms Alone Routine surveillance and coiling not linked to better survival Nov 20, 2017
New Immunoglobulin May Tell of MS Disease Severity Preliminary study implicates IgA in MS disease activity for first time Nov 15, 2017
Prolonged Sedation May be Bad for Baby's Brain Infants exposed to prolonged anesthesia had more MRI signs of brain atrophy Nov 13, 2017
Protein May Be Marker of MS Disease Severity, Remyelination Early work suggests beneficial effect of IL4I1 in multiple sclerosis Nov 13, 2017
AIBD Poster Roundup: Iron Delivery for IBD; IPAA Readmit Selections from poster presentations at inflammatory bowel diseases meeting Nov 12, 2017
Banned, Novel Stimulants Found in Supplements Four compounds found in six sports and weight-loss products Nov 08, 2017
Most Patients Survive One Year After Naloxone Rescue After resuscitation, 15% dead within a year Nov 02, 2017
Study: Teen Brains Change After Bariatric Surgery Reward, executive functioning improved with weight loss Nov 01, 2017
Policy Experts Debate Pros and Cons of State Medicaid Waivers Will administration show too much flexibility? Oct 31, 2017
Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Offer Benefit in Progressive MS Ibudilast seems to diminish brain volume loss Oct 29, 2017
Strike Three for Laquinimod in Relapsing MS Switching endpoints for third phase III trial didn't help Oct 27, 2017
Experts Examine Trump's 'Just Say No 2.0' Message on Drugs 'On the right track' says one; others argue it simply hasn't worked Oct 27, 2017
Getting a Handle on Benign MS Prevalence varies by definition; agreed that disease progression varies widely Oct 27, 2017
Vaccines Tied to Relapses in Neuromyelitis Optica Retrospective review finds protective factor in immunotherapy Oct 26, 2017
Revised McDonald Diagnostic Criteria Revealed Recommends using OCBs, both symptomatic and asymptomatic lesions to diagnose MS Oct 26, 2017
Salvage Tx with Radioactive Octreotate Effective for Neuroendocrine Tumors Overall survival lengthened with salvage therapy Oct 23, 2017
92-Gene Assay: Promising for Molecular NET Classification Identifies seven NET subtypes for those with uncertain diagnoses Oct 22, 2017
Radionuclide Tx Boosts QoL in Patients with Midgut NETs 177Lu-dotatate provides significant benefit for global health status and more Oct 22, 2017
Good Outcomes with Cabozantinib in Carcinoid, PNET Tumors Treatment associated with objective tumor responses, encouraging PFS Oct 22, 2017
Antihistamine Improves Quality of Sedation During Colonoscopy More research needed on diphenhydramine as an adjunct to sedation Oct 17, 2017
Menopause May Be Risk Period for Chronic Pain, Opioid Use Study looked at cohort of women veterans Oct 13, 2017
ACG Hosts Annual Meeting with World Gastroenterology Organisation Thousands gather in Orlando for latest GI news, trends Oct 12, 2017
FDA Approves New Valbenazine Formulation (Neurocrine Biosciences) One 80-mg capsule once daily for tardive dyskinesia Oct 05, 2017
Study: Giving Oxygen No Help After Stroke Trial showed no effect on death, disability in non-hypoxic acute stroke Sep 26, 2017
Entresto Boosts Sex in HF; Venom Antidote to Xa Drugs; Guilty Plea for FH Vagueness Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Sep 25, 2017
