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MRI is a critical part of the MS precision medicine toolkit
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
DALLAS – As the central vein sign emerges as a candidate biomarker, researchers are tracking very early lesions.
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Tight intrapartum glucose control doesn’t improve neonatal outcomes
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
LAS VEGAS – Neonates had similar blood glucose levels at birth regardless of intrapartum regimen.
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Barancik award winner probes role of fibrinogen in MS
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
DALLAS – It’s a chicken-and-egg puzzle to tease out how fibrinogen behaves in the brain.
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From bedside to bench to bedside: Derisking MS research
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
DALLAS – Research starting with clinical observations can increase the yield.
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MS research: “Our patients can’t wait” for conventional techniques
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
DALLAS – Harnessing big data helps with precision assessment of MS phenotype.
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Medical tourism for MS stem cell therapy is common
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
DALLAS – And 25% of neurologists reported that their patients had complications.
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Smartphone assessment of motor, cognitive function in MS extends clinicians’ reach
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
DALLAS – Patients enjoyed performing the gamified assessments.
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ACOG: Avoid inductions before 39 weeks unless medically necessary
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
Immediate and later outcomes are worse for babies delivered late preterm or early term, compared with term-delivered babies.
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Tanuja Chitnis: “It’s the right time” for precision medicine in MS
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
DALLAS – Dr. Chitnis discusses why this year’s ACTRIMS Forum centers around precision medicine.
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CDC: United States has hit a plateau with HIV
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
Prevention and treatment gaps are disproportionately affecting African Americans, Latinos, and those in the...
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Delayed cord clamping didn’t drop maternal hemoglobin in term cesarean deliveries
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
LAS VEGAS – The results provide support for application of current ACOG recommendations to women delivering by...
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Dental device borrowed from sports world no help in pushing
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
LAS VEGAS – Although women liked the device and found it comfortable, it didn’t shorten the second stage of labor....
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One postdelivery antibiotic dose nearly halves infection in operative delivery
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
LAS VEGAS – A single prophylactic antibiotic dose “should be introduced into clinical practice,” said first author Marian Knight, MBChB, DPhil.
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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: Increased IUGR risk reported
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
LAS VEGAS – Increased risk of antepartum hemorrhage, cervical incompetence were also seen in the national cohort.
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Obstetric patients with opioid use disorder fare well with medication-assisted treatment
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
In early experience, most patients choose to taper once on MAT, and about half are successful.