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Sensory feedback may smooth walking with a prosthetic leg
Neural stimulation was associated with faster walking speeds, increased confidence, greater metabolic efficiency, and reduced phantom limb pain....
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CVS-Aetna merger approval gets poor review from physicians
Physician groups are raising concerns over the merger of pharmacy chain CVS Health and health insurer Aetna.
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Guideline: Blood CO2 can be used to screen for OHS
For patients considered at low risk of obesity hypoventilation syndrome, a simpler screening test may be used in lieu of arterial blood gas...
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Migraines linked to higher risk of dementia
People with a history of migraines may be at greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
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CDC, SAMHSA commit $1.8 billion to combat opioid crisis
Some of the funds will be used to help improve overdose monitoring.
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Is serum serotonin level associated with risk of seizure-related breathing dysfunction?
A prospective study of patients with intractable epilepsy may indicate physiologic changes that protect against phenomena that lead to SUDEP.
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Hyperphosphorylated tau visible in TBI survivors decades after brain injury
The study suggests that tau brain imaging can provide valuable information about TBI and might be able to identify patients who could benefit from...
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Cerliponase alfa continues to impress for CLN2 disease
BANGKOK – The therapy durably slowed decline in motor and language function seen after 3 years of treatment.
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Combo therapy outcomes for West syndrome prove no better than monotherapy
BANGKOK – The gold standard for treatment of infantile spasms remains ACTH or high-dose steroids.
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Tandem transplants provide EFS edge in pediatric neuroblastoma
Patients randomized to tandem stem cell transplants after successful induction therapy had fewer events than patients assigned to single...
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Health spending nears $23,000 per family
“Buying a new car every year would be … cheaper than a year’s worth of health care.”