Neurology
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COVID-19: Are acute stroke patients avoiding emergency care?
Stroke specialists in New Orleans, Chicago, Seattle, and elsewhere are seeing a precipitous drop in the number of acute strokes at their...
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Neurologic symptoms and COVID-19: What’s known, what isn’t
COVID-19 symptoms may include encephalopathy, ataxia, and other neurologic signs.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AAN urges feds to further expand telehealth benefits
According to the AAN, the easing of restrictions on telehealth should be extended beyond Medicare fee-for-service to both Medicare Advantage and...
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New ASAM guideline released amid COVID-19 concerns
During the COVID-19 pandemic, “it is especially important” for clinicians to ensure that individuals with OUD continue to receive evidence-based...
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ICH survival lags in the community setting
LOS ANGELES – An observed 6-month mortality of 64% in a Dutch study contrasts with better survival in interventional trials.
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Get With the Guidelines – Stroke targets ICH
A 17-year old U.S. program for quality improvement of ischemic stroke care will start to include ICH patients.
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CDC: Opioid prescribing and use rates down since 2010
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Zika virus: Birth defects rose fourfold in U.S. hardest-hit areas
U.S. jurisdictions without local transmission of the virus saw no increase in infants born with brain abnormalities and/or microcephaly or with...
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FDA advisers set high bar for new opioids
Two days of FDA discussion over three new opioids seeking U.S. approval highlighted the barriers these drugs now face.
Clinical
Treating pain with virtual reality
It offers more than just distraction.