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DOACs surpass warfarin in low-weight AFib patients
SAN FRANCISCO – Data from 21,000 Korean AFib patients weighing 60 kg or less showed DOACs had better efficacy and safety than did warfarin.
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Restless legs syndrome in MS linked to cognitive impairment
SEATTLE – Sleep dysfunction could be the key link, study suggests.
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Developing new measurements for better MS outcomes
SEATTLE – Researchers are working on developing more sensitive ways of measuring MS disease status.
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Mindfulness meditation may boost cognition in MS
SEATTLE – Brief mindfulness meditation may improve cognitive processing speed in patients with MS more than adaptive computerized cognitive...
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Expanded indication being considered for meningococcal group B vaccine
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Pfizer requests Trumenba extension to patients aged 1-9 years.
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Slow breathing: An effective, pragmatic analgesic technique?
MILWAUKEE – The significant pain reductions with this technique came as a surprise to researchers.
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Switching from interferon beta-1a to alemtuzumab improves MS outcomes
SEATTLE – The switch is associated with a high rate of freedom from relapse and a reduced rate of brain volume loss...
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Even if successful, IVF may boost relapses in MS
SEATTLE – Relapses don’t just rise in women who fail fertility treatment, study suggests.
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Cannabis: Doctors tell FDA to get out of the weeds
Unregulated use of cannabidiol was the chief concern of many physicians.
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MS patients pay big price for breaks from DMT
SEATTLE – They suffer more relapses, hospitalizations, and ER visits, a study finds, and nondrug costs are higher.
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Evidence lacking in treatments for pain in MS
SEATTLE – But research does provide some insights into medication strategies for pain, specialists say.