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<乌鸦传媒>Obesity May Raise Risk of Long COVID in Youth

Researchers observed dose-response relationship for increasing BMI and long COVID risk

A photo of a female physician using sign language to communicate with her female patient who is also wearing a hearing aid.

<乌鸦传媒>Going Beyond Hearing Aids for Equal Care Access

Hearing loss is only becoming more prevalent

<乌鸦传媒>Metformin and Congenital Abnormalities; Deprescribing in Patients With Dementia

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A CT scan of ischemic stroke at left frontal - temporal - parietal lobe

<乌鸦传媒>Stroke Survivors With Afib Could Start DOACs Earlier

Safety shown with no difference in recurrent strokes

<乌鸦传媒>A Moral Code: Ethical Dilemmas in Medicine

Three physicians face crossroads in patient care

<乌鸦传媒>Should I Offer My Patient the Option to End His Life?

The complexity of medical aid-in-dying laws

A computer rendering of a transparent human head with Broca鈥檚 area of the brain highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>A Case of Broca's Aphasia

An excerpt from Theodore H. Schwartz's book, Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery

A computer rendering of amyloid plaques forming on nerve cells.

<乌鸦传媒>Ozempic Linked With Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Diagnosis

Large observational study suggests further research is warranted

<乌鸦传媒>EPA Imposes Stricter Standards to Protect Kids From Lead Paint Exposure

"There is no safe level of lead," said agency official

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Med Student Killed; Puberty Blocker Data Go Unpublished; Alzheimer's Trial Inquiry

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>First Cases of New Neurology Syndrome Identified

Long non-coding RNA implicated in human disease

A computer rendering of amyloid plaques forming between nerve cells.

<乌鸦传媒>Poor Sleep at Age 40 Linked to Accelerated Brain Aging

Sleep quality in early midlife predicted brain age 15 years later

ASA over a photo of Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.

<乌鸦传媒>Sodium Channel Blocker Relieves Acute Pain in Phase III Data

Trials favor a first new class of pain drug in years

Neuro Break over a computer rendering of neurons.

<乌鸦传媒>MIND Diet and Cognitive Decline; Gene Therapy for Parkinson's; Curbing MS Fatigue

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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<乌鸦传媒>Hearing Loss May Signal Early Parkinson's Disease

Early interventions with hearing aids attenuated the risk

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<乌鸦传媒>Daily Oral Edaravone for ALS No Better Than On/Off Regimen

Changes in CAFS, ALSFRS-R scores comparable at 48 weeks

A close up photo of Wegovy, Ozempic, and Victoza injection pens.

<乌鸦传媒>Stroke Prevention Guideline Adds Recs for GLP-1 Drugs, Gender-Affirming Care

Recommendation updates also address social determinants of health

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<乌鸦传媒>Case Against Perioperative Beta-Blockers Grows Stronger

Excess postoperative strokes, and accompanying racial disparities, tied to any beta-blocker use

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<乌鸦传媒>Myasthenia Gravis Patients May Use Less Steroids After Starting Efgartigimod

Insurance claims data show lower glucocorticoid usage at 1 year

ASA over a photo of Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.

<乌鸦传媒>Deep Neuromuscular Blockade Helps Keyhole Surgery, but Not Outcomes Per Se

No impact on safety outcomes after laparoscopic surgery

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<乌鸦传媒>Sustained Disease Control in Adolescent Myasthenia Gravis With FcRn Blocker

Nipocalimab plus standard of care reduced IgG and was well tolerated

AANEM over a photo of Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, GA.

<乌鸦传媒>Gene Therapy Details Revealed in Duchenne Trial

Differences between delandistrogene moxeparvovec and placebo emerge in secondary outcomes

A photo of a spilled prescription bottle of lorazepam tablets.

<乌鸦传媒>Stroke Survivors Still Prescribed a 'Concerning' Amount of Benzos

Red flag in nationwide data despite improvement since 2013

FDA APPROVED foscarbidopa and foslevodopa (Vyalev) over a computer rendering of Lewy bodies.

<乌鸦传媒>Continuous Parkinson's Disease Therapy Wins FDA Nod

Round-the-clock infusion delivers carbidopa and levodopa pro-drugs

<乌鸦传媒>Kids' Neurodevelopment Appears Unharmed by Maternal COVID Infection

Study may ease fears about potential neurodevelopmental effects of fetal COVID exposure

AANEM over a photo of Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, GA.

<乌鸦传媒>Nipocalimab Shows Sustained Efficacy in Myasthenia Gravis

Phase III trial met primary endpoint at 6 months

AANEM over a photo of Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, GA.

<乌鸦传媒>Anti-CD19 Monoclonal Antibody Shows Positive Results in Myasthenia Gravis

Topline phase III data show inebilizumab met primary endpoint

A photo of an infant in the neonatal ICU.

<乌鸦传媒>Clonidine Comparable to Morphine for Infants With Opioid Withdrawal

Randomized trial showed no significant differences in length of treatment, neurobehavioral scores

Neuro Break over a computer rendering of neurons.

<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's-Heparin Link; Two Phases of Alzheimer's Damage; Prion Disease Testing

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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<乌鸦传媒>Millions of Aging Americans Are Facing Dementia by Themselves

"I will not survive this in the end -- I know that," says one patient

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<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Drug in Smaller Vial Sizes Could Save Medicare Hundreds of Millions

Nearly 6% of lecanemab may be discarded each year

A computer rendering of amyloid plaques forming on nerve cells.

<乌鸦传媒>Loneliness Tied to Alzheimer's and Dementia Risk

Feeling lonely also linked with cognitive impairment that's not dementia, meta-analysis shows

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Kate Middleton's Post-Chemo Debut; CDC Probes Cancer Cluster; 15M Adults Have ADHD

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Gene Therapy for Rare Brain Disease Effective, but Comes With Blood Cancer Risk

10% of patients in trials leading to eli-cel's approval developed MDS or AML

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<乌鸦传媒>Some Cancers Occur More Frequently in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Bladder, brain, and cervical cancer risks were higher in people with MS

A photo of a bag of red blood cells hanging from a rack.

<乌鸦传媒>Liberal Blood Transfusions Deliver Brain Function Benefit for the Critically Ill

Fewer cerebral ischemic events also observed with care teams quicker to give blood

A computer rendering of nerve cells affected by Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.

<乌鸦传媒>One Way to Spot Early Cognitive Decline? Medicare Wellness Visits

Annual evaluation tied to timelier mild cognitive impairment diagnoses

Neuro Break over a computer rendering of neurons.

<乌鸦传媒>How the Brain Clears Waste; Masked Benzodiazepine Taper; New Hope for PML

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

A photo of a Save a Life Station which offers free Narcan to the public.

<乌鸦传媒>Overdose Deaths Are Falling but the Mission Is Far From Accomplished

We still don't know what's driving the trend, and numbers remain unacceptably high

A photo of a mature man sleeping with his mouth taped closed.

<乌鸦传媒>As #Mouthtape for Sleep Apnea Takes Off, Research Raises Concern for One Group

Airflow deteriorated in one subset of patients when their mouths were kept closed

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