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‘Momentous’ USMLE change: New pass/fail format stuns medicine
Step 1 had been criticized as playing too big a role in the process of becoming a physician and for causing students to study for the test instead...
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‘A glimmer of hope’ for stroke/mortality benefit with AFib catheter ablation
SNOWMASS, COLO. – A huge observational study supports secondary “as-treated” CABANA analysis.
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Zilucoplan improved efficacy outcomes in myasthenia gravis
The complement C5 inhibitor had a similar magnitude of clinical effect as that seen in eculizumab studies.
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Private equity firms acquiring more physician group practices
“Robust, longitudinal data” are needed to investigate the impact of these acquisitions, said Dr. Jane M. Zhu.
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Tramadol use for noncancer pain linked with increased hip fracture risk
"Our results point to the need to consider tramadol's associated risk of fracture in clinical practice and treatment guidelines," the researchers...
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Antiepileptic drugs may not independently impair cognition
Data may encourage efforts to optimize therapeutic doses for maximum seizure control, say the investigators.
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Thrombectomy access lags for U.S. stroke patients
In 2017, 20% of U.S. acute ischemic stroke patients were within 15 minutes of an endovascular thrombectomy-capable stroke center.
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AAN publishes guideline on the treatment of sleep problems in children with autism
Behavioral strategies should be the first-line treatment, and clinicians should offer melatonin if these strategies are not helpful, according to...
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Trump seeks to cut NIH, CDC budgets, some Medicare spending
The proposed budget also calls for changed to the medical liability system, including a cap of $250,000 on noneconomic damage awards.
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Seminal, highly anticipated Alzheimer’s trial falters
Negative top-line results for the phase 2/3 Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer’s Network–Trials Unit study of gantenerumab and solanezumab are...
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Functional outcomes of SLAH may be superior to those of open resection
BALTIMORE – Functional status following surgery may not correlate with seizure-freedom status, according to the...