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June 29, 2020

Temporary Vena Cava Filter Reduces Neurosurgery Complications Temporary Vena Cava Filter Reduces Neurosurgery Complications

Thrombophilic patients undergoing elective neurosurgery who receive a temporary inferior vena cava (IVC) filter show dramatically fewer thrombotic or hemorrhagic complications compared with thrombophilia patients who […]
June 29, 2020

Gene Therapy Trial Halted After Second Patient Death Gene Therapy Trial Halted After Second Patient Death

A second patient with X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM) has died after receiving a high dose of Audentes Therapeutics’ investigational gene therapy product, AT132, as part of […]
June 26, 2020

Higher Rate of Alzheimer’s in Women Explained? Higher Rate of Alzheimer’s in Women Explained?

Loss of estrogen related to menopause may explain why women are much more likely than men to develop Alzheimer disease (AD), new research suggests. In a […]
June 26, 2020

Intervention for AVM Still Too High Risk: Latest From ARUBA Intervention for AVM Still Too High Risk: Latest From ARUBA

Longer-term follow-up from the ARUBA study confirms earlier results showing that intervention for patients with an unruptured brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) does more harm than good. […]
June 26, 2020

FDA Okays New Treatment for Dravet Syndrome FDA Okays New Treatment for Dravet Syndrome

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved fenfluramine (Fintepla, Zogenix) oral solution, a Schedule IV controlled substance, for the treatment of seizures associated with […]
June 25, 2020

Marijuana for Migraine? Some Tentative Evidence Marijuana for Migraine? Some Tentative Evidence

Medical marijuana may have promise for managing headache pain, according to results from a small study conducted at the Jefferson Headache Center at Thomas Jefferson University. […]
June 25, 2020

Cumulative Brain Damage in Athletes Can Occur Without Concussion Cumulative Brain Damage in Athletes Can Occur Without Concussion

Even athletes who don’t experience concussion but suffer repeated jolts or falls inherent in contact sports can experience subtle and cumulative brain changes, new imaging research […]
June 24, 2020

Consistent Effects for Galcanezumab in Cluster Headache Consistent Effects for Galcanezumab in Cluster Headache

Galcanezumab (Emgality, Eli Lilly and Co), the humanized monoclonal antibody that targets calcitonin gene–related peptide (CGRP), provides consistent improvements over time for patients with episodic cluster […]
June 24, 2020

First Reported US Case of COVID-19 Linked to Guillain-Barré First Reported US Case of COVID-19 Linked to Guillain-Barré

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The first official US case of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) associated with COVID-19 […]
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