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Stiff person syndrome: When a rare disorder hits the headlines
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- Kate Johnson
Awareness of this disorder is increasing, but clinicians are challenged to apply the proper workupto avoid wrong turns in identifying affected...
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COVID nonvaccination linked with avoidable hospitalizations
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- Kate Johnson
Eligible unvaccinated patients with COVID-19 had a nearly 10-fold higher risk for hospitalization than did patients who were fully vaccinated with...
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Which drug best reduces sleepiness in patients with OSA?
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- Kate Johnson
“Although solriamfetol appears most effective, comorbid hypertension and costs may be barriers to its use.”
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Repeated CTs in childhood linked with increased cancer risk
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- Kate Johnson
Children exposed to four or more CT scans at or before age 6 years had the highest risk for cancer.
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Thirty years of epilepsy therapy: ‘Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose’?
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- Kate Johnson
To celebrate our 30th year in print, Neurology Reviews invited experts to look back on 30 years of progress in their subspecialty. In this...
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Lebrikizumab monotherapy for AD found safe, effective during induction
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- Kate Johnson
Atopic dermatitis (AD) monotherapy with the lebrikizumab, an interleukin-13 inhibitor, was shown to be both...
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Causal link found between childhood obesity and adult-onset diabetes
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- Kate Johnson
Bigger children have increased risks for almost all subtypes of adult-onset diabetes, a Mendelian randomization study indicates.
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Oncologist stars in film and shares philosophy on death
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- Kate Johnson
When a New York oncologist approached the French actress and film director Emmanuelle Bercot in Manhattan, he was thinking big.
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AD outcomes improved with lebrikizumab and topical steroids
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- Kate Johnson
The percentage of patients who achieved the combined endpoint was more than double for the lebrikizumab plus TCS group vs. the group on TCS alone...
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Cancer clinics begin to accommodate patients demanding new cancer detection tests
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- Kate Johnson
Sales teams are making a big push for multicancer early detection tests.
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Cochrane Review bolsters case that emollients don’t prevent AD
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- Kate Johnson
But that message is being diluted by a stream of contradictory conclusions from poor-quality systematic reviews, authors say.
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A single pediatric CT scan raises brain cancer risk
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- Kate Johnson
"CT examinations should only be used when necessary, and if they are used, the lowest achievable dose should be applied."
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Study comparing surgical and N95 masks sparks concern
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- Kate Johnson
The findings are not consistent with those of many other studies on this topic.
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Will a one-dose drug mean the end of sleeping sickness?
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- Kate Johnson
The drug has “the potential to revolutionize treatment” for the disease.
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Study affirms shorter regimens for drug-resistant tuberculosis
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- Kate Johnson
The findings validate the World Health Organization’s current recommendation.