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Travel restrictions bar surgeon from U.S. meeting
A Dutch surgeon was stopped at the airport and prevented from attending a U.S. medical meeting because he had traveled to Iran 2 years earlier.
From the Journals
Cirrhosis linked to increased risk of stroke
Does the risk of extrahepatic hemorrhage conferred by cirrhosis extend to the brain?
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Phase III results show promise for erenumab as migraine prevention drug
BOSTON – The drug aims to be “the first mechanism-specific, migraine-targeted preventive treatment approach ever.”
Conference Coverage
Effective monitoring of DMTs for multiple sclerosis can be tricky
NEW ORLEANS – Documenting lab results in electronic medical records from patients coming from outside clinics proved to be difficult.
Conference Coverage
Risk tolerance to MS therapies varies widely
NEW ORLEANS – Males had higher tolerances to all surveyed risks.
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Public favors Obamacare over Trumpcare
A total of 40% of respondents said they had a “very unfavorable” opinion of the AHCA, compared with 29% for the ACA.
From the Journals
Minocycline may delay conversion to MS
The results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial require confirmation in larger and longer trials.
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Health reform action shifts to Senate, exacerbated by poor AHCA CBO score
Doctors’ groups weigh in on what should and should not be in the Senate bill.
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President’s budget: Malpractice reform but deep health care cuts
Trump’s proposed $4.1 trillion budget slashes Medicaid and CHIP, the CDC, and NIH funding.
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Alzheimer’s mortality in U.S. grew from 1999 to 2014
Mortality rose dramatically in some states and ethnicities.
Conference Coverage
ACT2: Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation benefits episodic cluster headache
BOSTON – Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation proved safe and effective for the treatment of episodic cluster headaches.