From Hopeless to Healer: Persecuted in Nigeria, Stonewalled by the NFL Early struggles prepared Bennet Omalu for character assassination in the U.S. Sep 20, 2017 video
Documentary Probes Death from Lack of Sleep (CNN) Rare genetic disease with 50/50 odds of transmission and no cure Sep 19, 2017
FDA Panel Backs New Warning for Gadolinium Contrast Agents Manufacturers could be required to conduct new studies Sep 11, 2017
ESC: Concomitant LAA Closure During Heart Surgery Scores a Win But will making it routine safely prevent strokes? Aug 28, 2017
Study: Opioid Users Don't See Overdose as Wakeup Call Brush with death had little effect on subsequent use Aug 23, 2017
Can Safe Injection Sites Calm the Opioid Crisis? Critics, proponents battle over decades-old issue Aug 21, 2017
Cannabidiol May Boost Blood Levels of Common Seizure Drugs Open-label study shows interactions with 5 epilepsy meds Aug 07, 2017
Catheter Ablations Grow in Popularity, But Complication Rates Rise Safest at high-volume centers Aug 04, 2017
CTE Risk in Football Players Exaggerated? (Health News Review) Media reports have run past the science Jul 28, 2017
Speech Changes May Signal Cognitive Impairment Prospective study suggests 'connected speech' assessment could be screening tool Jul 17, 2017
Lifetime Stress May Boost Dementia Risk for Blacks African Americans seem to experience cognitive issues earlier Jul 16, 2017
CDC: White Collar Jobs Tied to Neurodegenerative Disease Deaths ALS, Parkinson's mortality more common in highly educated workers Jul 13, 2017
Can a Mild Opioid Work for Opioid 'Detox'? Could be a method to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms Jul 12, 2017
Uptick in Creutzfeld-Jakob Cases Raises Questions (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Is chronic wasting disease in deer making the jump to humans? Jul 10, 2017
Lymphoma Case Reported in MS Patient on Aubagio First case in medical literature, more found in global surveillance reports Jul 07, 2017
A Look Back: Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback Backstory on Opana ER, which the FDA now wants off the market Jun 09, 2017
Caffeine No Help for Motor Function in Parkinson's Randomized controlled trial clashes with epidemiologic data Jun 09, 2017
Anti-Tau Drugs for PSP Move into Phase II But phase I study of one agent pulled from presentation Jun 08, 2017
Inhaled Levodopa Cuts Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's 'Off' Episodes Drugmaker Acorda to seek FDA approval shortly Jun 08, 2017
No Easy Solutions to the Opioid Addiction Crisis Government alone can't solve the problem, say experts Jun 07, 2017
Sleep Deprived Workers Have Less Cognitive Flexibility Response to unexpected events highly impaired, study finds Jun 07, 2017
Sleep Aid Tied to Parkinson's Risk But meta-analysis includes only two Taiwanese claims studies Jun 07, 2017
FDA Eyeing Patient-Reported Outcomes in Huntington's, Parkinson's Some non-motor symptoms may be ideal 'PRO' candidates Jun 06, 2017
How Frequently Do Small Brain Aneurysms Rupture? Hard to say for sure: evidence quality isn't good Jun 05, 2017
Morning Break: Tainted Trials; $40K/Yr Concierge Practice; Reality TV: Diabetes Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Jun 05, 2017
Can a Dead Brain Be Resurrected? (Scientific American) Researchers plan to inject stem cells into the brain to restore neuron function Jun 01, 2017
PPAR-Gamma Drug May Work in MS In phase II study, drug diminished inflammatory lesions & cortical atrophy May 30, 2017
Valbenazine for Tardive Dyskinesia Tolerated Long-Term Only 15% of patients discontinued tx over 1 year due to adverse events May 28, 2017
McDonald Criteria for MS May Incorporate CSF Testing Revision committee finds OCB testing may be useful in specific cases May 25, 2017
Treating Sleep Problems May Ease Depression PAP therapy tied to reduction in depressive symptoms May 24, 2017
Scale Back on Antithrombotics After LAA Closure? Registry studies suggest less potent drugs with Watchman, Amulet May 21, 2017
Study: Orthopedic Surgery Patients Given Too Many Opioids Most don't take all they're prescribed May 20, 2017
Does Longer TAVR Time Make Stroke More Likely? SURTAVI neuro substudy bolsters comparability between TAVR, SAVR May 19, 2017
Asthma Biologic, Rally Among ATS Highlights Attendees to organize on Capitol Hill; will also hear benralizumab phase III results May 17, 2017
FDA Data Support Ketamine as Depression Therapy Analysis of FAERS data finds less comorbid depression among pain patients on ketamine May 12, 2017
