Neurology News

• Using Wearable Devices to Detect AF Is 'Cost Effective' Screening for atrial fibrillation using wrist-worn devices is cost-effective compared with no screening or screening for AF using traditional methods, a new study concludes.
  Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2022
• Concerns That Low LDL-C Alters Cognitive Function Challenged A Mendelian randomization study appears to exonerate very low LDL-C but not therapies from altering cognition.
  MDedge News, August 08, 2022
• Cardiorespiratory Fitness Key to Longevity for All? Risk for all-cause mortality was four times greater for US veterans with lowest vs those with highest cardiorespiratory fitness levels, regardless of age, sex, or race, observational data suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2022
• Clinicians Can Help People With Severe ME/CFS, Even Unseen About a quarter of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome are homebound or bedbound, making medical office visits difficult, if not impossible. Some require tube feeding.
  Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2022
• AAP Updates Hyperbilirubinemia Guideline The revised guidelines replace the 2004 version, adding new recommendations for prevention and treatment.
  MDedge News, August 08, 2022
• Do You Have 'MD' on Your License Plates or Credit Cards? Some physicians like to have their credentials on their license plates or credit cards. What have you done and why?
  Medscape Reader Polls, August 08, 2022
• Mysterious Cases of Illness With an Unusual Cause In 2021, numerous cases of melioidosis sprung up, some with a fatal outcome. What was the common factor linking all of those affected?
  Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2022
• 'Systemic Disparities' Present in Residency Selection: Study An effort to increase diversity among medical residents is a must, says study co-author.
  Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2022
• Polio in New York Linked to Potential Community Spread The polio virus has now been found in seven wastewater samples in Rockland and Orange counties, which are next to each other and north of New York City.
  WebMD Health News, August 05, 2022
• AAIC 2022 Negative Antiamyloid Drug Trial: Lessons Learned Although crenezumab was not superior to placebo in individuals who are at high risk for Alzheimer's disease in the API ADAD Colombia Trial, results provide important data for future studies, experts say.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• Increasing Data Link ME/CFS, Long COVID, and Dysautonomia Speakers at a recent scientific ME/CFS conference reported new data linking the three conditions. New ICD-10 codes will help clinicians document them.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• Just Add Water: A Biodegradable Battery for Medical Devices Water-activated batteries made of paper might one day power diagnostic devices and limit medical e-waste.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• My Patient Planned to Murder Me A physician is horrified when he learns of a patient's deadly intentions. Read about the doctor's terrifying ordeal and how he fought back.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• Treatments Explored to Ease ME/CFS and Long COVID Symptoms Most are already commercially available for other indications.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• Physicians React: Burnout Rates Are Alarming Physicians express opinions and reactions about the extent of burnout in the medical profession, how it arises, and what combination of employer and community factors minimizes burnout.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• AAIC 2022 Skin Test Accurately Identifies Alzheimer's Disease A minimally invasive skin test, which measures factors related to brain connections, shows high specificity and sensitivity in new research, with diagnoses of Alzheimer disease confirmed at autopsy.
  Medscape Medical News, August 04, 2022
• 1 In 8 COVID Patients Likely to Develop Long COVID: Large Study Breathing difficulties, chest pain, tiredness, loss of taste and/or smell among the symptoms most likely to hang on.
  Medscape Medical News, August 04, 2022
• Say What? Hearing Issues Common After Taxane-Based Chemo Hearing loss and tinnitus occur often in cancer survivors who received a regimen with a taxane, a platinum, or both, a new study finds.
  Medscape Medical News, August 04, 2022
• Social Isolation, Loneliness Tied to Death, MI, Stroke: AHA More than 4 decades of research has clearly demonstrated that social isolation and loneliness carry cardiovascular risks, a new American Heart Association scientific statement concludes.
  Medscape Medical News, August 04, 2022
• Alert White House Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency Intradermal injections that use one fifth of the normal dose of the Jynneos vaccine will extend the limited reach of the current supply, which is under high demand.
  Medscape Medical News, August 04, 2022