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Pregnancy and MS: How do they affect each other?
NEW ORLEANS – Researchers understand how MS affects pregnancy, but less about how pregnancy factors impact MS disease activity.
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Study sheds light on pregnancy outcomes following ocrelizumab treatment
The study shows pregnancy outcomes data for women with multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Maryland passes generic drug anti–price gouging law
State becomes first to act in the wake of Valeant and Mylan price scandals.
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Personalized snoring video boosts CPAP adherence
BOSTON – Showing patients videos of themselves having apneic episodes may convince them to use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP),...
From the Journals
Brain amyloid may herald decline in cognitively normal seniors
But do the findings shed any light on beta-amyloid’s role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease?
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Vets with TBIs are more likely to develop Parkinson’s
BOSTON – The effects of head injuries don’t disappear with the symptoms.
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Mild OSA linked to hypertension
Younger adults with nonsevere OSA were at increased risk of hypertension.
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Revisions coming to McDonald Criteria for MS
NEW ORLEANS – Increased emphasis on cerebrospinal fluid evaluation for some cases is one of the changes being considered.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA asks drug maker to shelve Opana ER
This marks the first time the agency has acted to remove an opioid pain medication because of the public health consequences of abuse.
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Supreme Court: Faith-based hospitals are exempt from federal pension requirements
Justices rule that employees of religious-affiliated hospitals are not protected under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
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Medicare Advantage enrollment up again in 2017
Two of five Medicare patients are expected to use Medicare Advantage by 2027.