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In Medicare population, carotid revascularization has declined
NEW YORK – In older patients, the rate and number of carotid endarterectomies and stenting procedures declined substantially during 1999-2014,...
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Dietary sodium still in play as a potential MS risk factor
BERLIN – High-salt diets decimate Lactobacillus species, with downstream immune effects.
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Nicotine patch may be an effective precision therapy for select epilepsies
NEW ORLEANS – In select epilepsy patients with gene variants in subunits of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, nicotine may be an...
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Common AEDs confer modestly increased risk of major congenital malformations
NEW ORLEANS – The 5% overall rate is higher than the background rate, but is still considerably less than the 9% rate seen among valproate-exposed...
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Breastfeeding with MS: Good for mom, too
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Redo carotid endarterectomy is more risky than previously estimated
Real-world outcomes find complications associated with redo carotid endarterectomy are greater than that previously reported in single-center...
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Fewer insured may have helped slow health spending growth in 2017
Spending on hospital care increased 4.6% to $1.1 trillion in 2017 and accounted for 33% of total health care spending.
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Thrombectomy shows efficacy for basilar artery strokes
MONTREAL – A randomized trial got derailed by underrecruitment and crossovers, but still showed evidence of thrombectomy’s efficacy.
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Acute stroke thrombolysis worked safely despite GI bleed or malignancy
CHICAGO – Current guidelines contraindicate acute stroke thrombolysis in patients with GI bleed or malignancy, but a new analysis suggests it’s...
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Action on HealthCare.gov picked up during week 5
Open enrollment for 2019 coverage ends next week.
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What constitutes a clinically meaningful reduction in seizure frequency?
NEW ORLEANS – An analysis of clinical trial data suggests that a 44% reduction in seizure frequency is clinically...