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Consider the wider picture in relapsing remitting MS
The best medication for a patient may not have highest efficacy, one expert says.
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MS and family planning: Bring it up at every office visit
It’s crucial to counsel women of child-bearing age about options and facts regarding pregnancy, neurologist says.
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Asian American teens have highest rate of suicidal ideation
Prepandemic survey finds that 24% of these adolescents had thought about or planned suicide – more than Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics.
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Stem cell transplants for MS are a ‘reasonable option,’ but questions persist
Costly procedures help some patients but where to draw the line is unclear.
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MS and COVID-19: Conflicting signs on risk but some trends are clearer
Patients on certain DMTs seem to fare worse and careful timing of vaccination is advisable.
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Non-White subjects are sparse in DMT trials for MS
Black people only made up 1.9% of participants in studies reporting full racial data over 25 years.
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Long-term schizophrenia treatment may not always be necessary
Determining who can go off medications can be challenging, Dr. Stephen Marder told colleagues.
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Intensive outpatient PTSD treatment linked to fewer emergency encounters
The outpatient strategy known as IOP emphasizes heavy-duty therapy over the short term.
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Medical trauma an under-recognized trigger for PTSD
Proven therapies include CBT and drugs such as Effexor, while TMS and ECT get research attention.
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Video game obsession: Definitions and best treatments remain elusive
But psychiatrists are gaining more insight into the condition also known as Internet gaming disorder.
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Specialists hail new era in hemophilia treatment
New medications are transforming the lives of patients with hemophilia A, and more treatments are on the horizon. Rarer hemophilia B still poses...
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Third-generation Black woman physician makes cancer research history
African American surgeon helped found ASCO and collaborated with her father to achieve lasting breakthroughs in chemotherapy.
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A psychiatric patient confesses to murder: Now what?
Philadelphia case report offers lessons in handling an unusual dilemma.
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Combo of hypertension and advanced age linked to higher cesarean rates
About 57% of women over 35 with hypertension underwent cesarean delivery, compared with 44% of their younger counterparts, study finds.
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Headache in pregnancy: New ACOG guidelines offer insight
Data are sparse, experts say, but there’s consensus on treatment strategies.