Six Years in the Making: New Episodic Migraine GuidelinesWhat herb has level A evidence for migraine relief? What drug is commonly underdosed? Find out as Dr. Andrew Wilner interviews Dr. David Dodick about the AAN's new migraine clinical guidelines.
Medscape Neurology, May 15, 2012
Top News From AAN 2012: SlideshowHighlights from the meeting include a new guideline for the prevention of episodic migraine, more positive results with BG-12 for MS, and the IMS 3 stroke trial was halted.
Medscape News Slideshows, May 11, 2012
Closure on CLOSURE for Patent Foramen Ovale?Is PFO closure more beneficial than medical therapy in patients with cryptogenic stroke? Dr. Mark Alberts describes the results of the CLOSURE study.
Medscape Neurology, May 7, 2012
Four Upcoming Breakthroughs in Neurology?Medscape interviews AAN Science Editor José Merino, MD, on potentially impactful data presented at this year's Annual Meeting.
Doctors and Marriage: Should You Have a Prenup?Love is powerful, yet marriage always involves some element of risk. Can you protect your finances and your practice in the event of a divorce and still start off a marriage on the right foot?
New AMA Head on Membership, the ACA, and Medicine's FutureDr. James Madara, of the American Medical Association, gives a candid interview on the nation's largest physician organization and whether it has any regrets about supporting the Affordable Care Act.
Medscape Internal Medicine, May 2012
Can a Hospital Say, 'Only Thin Doctors Can Work Here'?A Texas hospital refuses to hire overweight staff, including doctors and nurses. Is this ethical -- or sensible? A leading bioethicist gives his take on the situation.
Are Fewer People Developing Dementia?New data suggest that the incidence of dementia is declining, perhaps in part because of better control of vascular risk factors.
Efficacy of Psychiatric vs Medical TreatmentsAn interesting question is explored in this study: Are psychiatric drugs as beneficial for psychiatric disorders as medical drugs are for medical disorders?
