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FDA approves Diacomit for Dravet syndrome
Stiripentol (Diacomit) is a new way to treat this rare but potentially life-threatening form of epilepsy.
From the Journals
Data support universal adoption of neuroimaging in early-life epilepsy
Yield is deemed “substantially high,” even among children at lowest risk.
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1 in 7 Zika-exposed babies have at least one health problem related to the virus
New CDC data is the first long-term follow-up on babies with prenatal Zika exposure.
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Antibody cleared amyloid plaques, slowed cognitive decline
And claims that cannabis relieves noncancer pain go up in smoke.
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Blood pressure meds cut cognitive impairment risk
And HIV infection may double patients’ stroke rate.
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Pseudotumor cerebri pediatric rates are rising
Increasing obesity among adolescents has led to more of this condition.
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Is fish oil’s heart benefit a fish tale?
And how pregnancy and childbirth affect dementia risk.
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Is fibromyalgia one disorder – or two?
And breast cancer patients don’t get the financial counseling they want from their clinicians.
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Spinal muscular atrophy added to newborn screening panel recommendations
It is estimated that national screening will avert 33 annual deaths and 48 annual cases of ventilator dependence.
From the Journals
Assessing adverse events tied to outpatient opioid use in children
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Fentanyl analogs nearly double their overdose death toll
From 2016 to 2017, carfentanil-related deaths were up 98%.