Damian McNamara is a journalist for Medscape Medical News and MDedge. He worked full-time for MDedge as the Miami Bureau covering a dozen medical specialties during 2001-2012, then as a freelancer for Medscape and MDedge, before being hired on staff by Medscape in 2018. Now the two companies are one. He uses what he learned in school – Damian has a BS in chemistry and an MS in science, health and environmental reporting/journalism. He works out of a home office in Miami, with a 100-pound chocolate lab known to snore under his desk during work hours.
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COVID-19 linked to large vessel stroke in young adults
The virus appears to cause disease through a process of blood clotting, according to an expert.
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COVID-19: Are acute stroke patients avoiding emergency care?
Stroke specialists in New Orleans, Chicago, Seattle, and elsewhere are seeing a precipitous drop in the number of acute strokes at their...
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Neurologic symptoms and COVID-19: What’s known, what isn’t
COVID-19 symptoms may include encephalopathy, ataxia, and other neurologic signs.
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More evidence backs LDL below 70 to reduce recurrent stroke
LOS ANGELES – Targeting LDL below 70 mg/dL for more than 5 years avoided more than one in four subsequent major cardiovascular events among adults...
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BASILAR: Endovascular treatment improves outcomes in BAO stroke
LOS ANGELES – Patients with a posterior basilar artery occlusion who received both endovascular therapy and thrombolysis were almost five times...
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ARCADIA: Predicting risk of atrial cardiopathy poststroke
LOS ANGELES – First analysis of risk factors for atrial cardiopathy in patients with an embolic stroke of undetermined source may help to identify...
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Shingles vaccine linked to lower stroke risk
Data from a large Medicare database showed a 20% decrease in stroke risk among adults who received the shingles vaccine.
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Stroke risk tied to diabetic retinopathy may not be modifiable
LOS ANGELES – Findings from a subanalysis of the ACCORD Eye Study showed that glucose, lipid, and hypertension interventions did not mitigate the...
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Treating LDL to below 70 reduces recurrent stroke
PHILADELPHIA – Results of TST, a rare cholesterol study in patients with a history of ischemic stroke, explore the benefits of treating to a lower...
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PASI responses with biologics similar among white, nonwhite individuals, study finds
MIAMI– Investigators used data from psoriasis studies to determine whether treatment responses differed in skin of color patients.
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Study highlights need to investigate psoriasis treatment outcomes in skin of color patients
MIAMI – Researchers used phase 2 and 3 psoriasis clinical trial data to explore potential differences in treatment response in various ethnic...
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Alemtuzumab-induced autoimmunity: getting closer to answers
Researchers are getting closer to identifying MS patients more susceptible to secondary autoimmunity after alemtuzumab treatment.
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Researchers find predictors of worse MS outcomes in post hoc study of three trials
Predicting which people with MS might experience relapse or progression of disability could help clinicians more closely follow those at higher...
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Fingolimod switch from an injectable linked to improved outcomes in relapsing MS
SAN DIEGO – The benefit of the switch was observed regardless of previous treatment status.
Aesthetic Dermatology
Set realistic expectations prior to perioral rejuvenation procedures
MIAMI – For major perioral lines, an “orange peel” texture, and/or elastotic changes, laser resurfacing can be an appropriate option.