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Worm pulled from woman’s brain in case that ‘stunned’
“When you operate on a brain, you don’t expect to find anything alive.”
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MS drugs during pregnancy show no safety signals
Data on outcomes from cladribine, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab, and ozanimod during pregnancy showed no miscarriages or malformations above the general...
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Offering HPV vaccine at age 9 linked to greater series completion
Despite recommendations to bundle HPV vaccine administration with that of Tdap and meningococcal vaccines, offering it sooner increases the...
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When did medicine become a battleground for everything?
As doctors became the enforcers of pandemic public health measures, the line between physicians and public health officials blurred. A lot of the...
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Women hematologists advance MM research, give back
At the frontiers of CAR T-cell research for myeloma, women blood cancer specialists break new ground while also coaching their younger women...
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No apparent drug interaction with ozanimod and antidepressants
Patients with MS who are taking SSRIs or SNRIs had lower rates of hypertension and adverse events potentially related to serotonin than patients...
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MS relapse rates similar between anti-CD20 mAbs and switching to fumarates
Although overall health care encounters did not statistically differ between patients who switched from anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies to...
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Shingles infection rates higher in patients with MS
Even among patients with MS who had no baseline immunosuppression from therapy, rates of herpes zoster infection were significantly higher than...
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Ozanimod for relapsing MS shows long-term safety, efficacy with age differences
Urinary tract infections and other treatment-emergent adverse events increased with age, but respiratory infections were more common among...
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Racial, ethnic disparities persist in access to MS care
Hispanic patients were significantly more likely to consistently report lower access to MS-specific care and feeling less heard by their health...
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Prenatal sleep problems, depression linked to poorer outcomes
Screening pregnant patients for sleeping problems and for prenatal depression early in pregnancy may help identify and prevent later problems.
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction program benefits MS patients
Two separate programs showed significant improvements in participants’ stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms, self-awareness, and self-efficacy...
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Abortion restrictions linked to less evidence-based care for miscarriages
In states and institutions with abortion restrictions, mifepristone and office-based aspiration are often unavailable to patients despite being...
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Youth-led sexual health program improves teen knowledge, autonomy
Participants in the 9-month program improved in all domains assessed, including sexual and reproductive health knowledge, self-efficacy and...
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Safety remains top parent concern for HPV vaccine
Though parents’ concerns about safety and side effects have increased for the HPV vaccine, other reasons for declining the vaccine have decreased...