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TBI Significantly Increases Mortality Rate Among Veterans With Epilepsy
The findings suggest the need for close monitoring of patients who develop both epilepsy and traumatic brain injury.
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COMBAT-MS: Therapy Choice for Relapsing-Remitting MS Has ‘Small’ Impact on Disability Progression, Patient-Reported Outcomes
The decision to start or switch a therapy for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis did not significantly impact disability progression, but...
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Interictal Burden, Disability, Allodynia Linked to Increased Likelihood of Seeking Migraine Care
Researchers said providers in internal medicine and primary care should be on the lookout for patients with migraine-related disability and...
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Childhood immunization schedule includes new RSV, mpox, meningococcal, and pneumococcal vaccines
Experts say the updates are timely and necessary, while noting that pediatricians should become familiar with the changes to discuss the topic...
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Are migraine preventives underused in young adults?
While researchers suggest their findings could show underuse of preventive migraine medications in young adults, an expert notes the reality is...
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AAP statement on child pedestrian safety: Educate families, advocate for walkable communities
The policy statements recommend pediatricians counsel families with anticipatory guidance on pedestrian safety as a child grows, and advocate for...
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Father’s influence impacts whether their infant is breastfed, follows safe sleeping practices
The results suggest that including fathers in conversations about breastfeeding and infant sleep practices could help improve adherence.
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Atogepant prevents episodic migraine in some difficult-to-treat cases
Initial results showed patients receiving oral atogepant had significantly fewer mean monthly migraine days, achieved 50% or greater reduction in...
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Mississippi–Ohio River valley linked to higher risk of Parkinson’s disease
“This study, along with others, suggest that some of the important environmental toxicants tied to brain disease may be inhaled.”
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Experts share early details prescribing avacopan for ANCA-associated vasculitis
Rheumatologists said more data are needed to determine optimal glucocorticoid tapering and treatment duration of avacopan for patients with ANCA-...
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Experts share real-world experience prescribing voclosporin, belimumab for lupus nephritis
While some rheumatologists expressed a treatment preference, patients with lupus nephritis tend to do well on both medications; however, cost and...
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Expert offers caveats to perioperative antirheumatic drug guideline
Experts say the 2022 ACR/AAHKS guideline on perioperative management of antirheumatic medications in total hip and total knee arthroplasty have a...
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Adaptations to education, training vital to alleviating rheumatologist shortage
Training the next generation of rheumatologists will involve giving and listening to more feedback as well as using new tools to boost engagement...
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Telemedicine usage still high among rheumatologists as interest wanes in other specialties
“For you to abandon telemedicine I think is a gigantic mistake,” Dr. Jack Cush said.
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Are repeat radiographs necessary in rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis?
“If a patient doesn’t achieve remission or very low disease activity, obtaining a radiograph doesn’t change what you do because the patient’s not...