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Minimize blood pressure peaks, variability after stroke reperfusion
ST. LOUIS – Controlling blood pressure variability improves outcomes after stroke.
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Bringing focus to the issue: Dr. Elizabeth Loder on gender in medicine
Sexual harassment, hurtful sex-based comments, gender-based barriers to career advancement – and salary – top the list.
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Court of Appeals to decide fate of Medicaid work requirements
The restrictive conditions in the Medicaid waivers would cause thousands of Medicaid enrollees to lose coverage, legal analysts say.
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FDA approves rivaroxaban for VTE prevention in hospitalized, acutely ill patients
The latest approval is based on results from the phase 3 MAGELLAN and MARINER trials, which included more than 20,000 patients.
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Prior maternal gastric bypass surgery tied to fewer birth defects
The risk of major birth defects was lower among infants whose mothers had a history of gastric bypass surgery, compared with infants of matched...
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Neurologists publish consensus statement on stridor in MSA
The statement provides guidance on the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of stridor in patients with MSA, as well as indicating areas for future...
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MRI saves money, better than CT in acute stroke
ST. LOUIS – The annual savings from skipping CT in favor of MRI for patients with suspected stroke would offset the cost of round-the-clock MRI...
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FDA approves Reyvow for acute migraine treatment
The approval of lasmiditan (Reyvow) is based on a pair of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials that included more than 3,000...
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Increased Parkinson’s disease risk seen with bipolar disorder
People with bipolar disorder may be at increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease in later life.
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Suicide attempts up in black U.S. teens
The rate of attempts grew from 1991 to 2017 in black adolescents, according to survey findings, but white adolescents are still more likely to...