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Mothers With MS Have Higher Incidence of Mental Illness

— First postpartum year carried higher risks than prenatal period

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Autism Prevalence Is Climbing, but It's Not Due to Vaccines

Many factors contribute to the rise in diagnoses, but what causes autism remains elusive

Jan 24, 2025
Trump's Gain-of-Function Plan; Is Anyone in Charge at CDC? Andie MacDowell's Dx

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Jan 24, 2025
Injectable Anticoagulant Substantially Cuts Bleeding Risk in Afib

Phase IIb trial strongly favors safety of novel agent over DOAC, but stroke impact still unclear

Jan 23, 2025
Alzheimer's Pathology May Not Explain Links Between Cognitive Decline and Depression

Amyloid not consistently tied to depressive symptoms in people without dementia

Jan 23, 2025
Injectable Anticoagulant Substantially Cuts Bleeding Risk in Afib

Phase IIb trial strongly favors safety of novel agent over DOAC, but stroke impact still unclear

Alzheimer's Pathology May Not Explain Links Between Cognitive Decline and Depression

Amyloid not consistently tied to depressive symptoms in people without dementia

Neurology Case Studies

Massage Guns the Likely Culprit in Two Cases of Acute Vertigo

The relatively younger age of the two patients makes these cases particularly notable

A photo of a woman sitting on an exercise mat and using a massage gun on her neck.
What's Behind a Woman's 43-Year History of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy?

Seizures were triggered by exposure to cold due to reflex epilepsy

 A woman undergoing an electroencephalograph.
Transient Left-Sided Weakness, Facial Palsy in Middle-Age Man

Timely recognition of this rare phenomenon considered crucial to prevent recurrent stroke

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FDA Warns About Anaphylaxis Risk With MS Drug

Glatiramer acetate gets new boxed warning

Jan 22, 2025
FDA WARNING glatiramer acetate (Copaxone, Glatopa) over a photo of a woman self-injecting.
Long COVID Patients Frustrated That Federal Research Hasn't Found New Treatments

Over $1 billion of funding has so far failed to bring any new therapies to market

Jan 22, 2025
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Common Drugs, Vaccines Tied to Less Dementia Risk; New LATE Criteria; Rethinking ALS

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

Jan 21, 2025
Neuro Break over a computer rendering of neurons.
Palliative Care in the ED; Eyeing Risk Factors for Stroke

Also in TTHealthWatch: improving outcomes in large strokes

Jan 18, 2025
TTUHSC EL PASO HEALTHWATCH with their logo and photos of Rick Lange, MD, and Elizabeth Tracey
Hormone Therapy Not Linked to Sex-Based Difference in Glioma Incidence

Analyses of current or former use, duration of use, social factors fail to show an association

Jan 18, 2025
A computer rendering of a woman’s transparent head with a brain tumor highlighted.
Brain Changes Emerge Decades Before Huntington's Diagnosis

Findings may have implications for understanding other neurodegenerative diseases

Jan 17, 2025
 A computer rendering of neuronal inclusions in Huntington’s disease.
Ozempic/Wegovy and 14 Other Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation

25 drugs chosen so far comprise about a third of Medicare Part D spending on prescription drugs

Jan 17, 2025
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DEA Proposes a Special Registry for Telehealth Providers of Controlled Substances

Agency also issues final rule for 6-month buprenorphine prescriptions issued over the phone

Jan 16, 2025
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HHS Inspector General Raises Concerns Over FDA's Accelerated Approvals

Three drug approvals in a sample of 24 deviated from others

Jan 16, 2025
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Patisiran Shows Long-Term Benefit in Hereditary ATTR With Polyneuropathy

RNAi drug led to modest changes in disability, severity, and quality of life over 5 years

Jan 15, 2025
 A computer rendering of RNA strands inside of a syringe.
Coffee, Green Tea, and the Brain; Women and Alzheimer's; Dementia Life Expectancy

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

Jan 14, 2025
Neuro Break over a computer rendering of neurons.
Intra-Arterial Lytics After Successful Stroke Thrombectomy Did Not Improve Outcomes

Study results were neutral for periprocedural intra-arterial urokinase, tenecteplase

Jan 13, 2025
A computer rendering of a thrombus blocking a blood vessel.
Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Double the Risk of Melanoma as Adults

Radiation exposure, type and cumulative dose of chemotherapy drive melanoma risk

Jan 13, 2025
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Dementia Cases to Double in the U.S.

1 million adults projected to develop dementia each year by 2060

Jan 13, 2025
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