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CDC: Premature Mortality for Top Causes of Death Higher in Rural Areas

Death rate vs urban areas continues to widen for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and stroke

Apr 30, 2024
Age-Related Somatic Mutations Implicated in Cardiovascular Death

Clonal hematopoiesis a red flag for people with asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis

Apr 29, 2024
CDC: Hunters Didn't Die of Deer Disease; Missed Bird Flu Cases? Sexsomnia Explainer

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Apr 29, 2024
Consequences of Afib; Autism Heritability in Males and Females

Also in TTHealthWatch: antipsychotics and dementia

Apr 27, 2024
CDC: Hunters Didn't Die of Deer Disease; Missed Bird Flu Cases? Sexsomnia Explainer

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Consequences of Afib; Autism Heritability in Males and Females

Also in TTHealthWatch: antipsychotics and dementia

Neurology Case Studies

What's Behind a Woman's 43-Year History of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy?

Seizures were triggered by exposure to cold due to reflex epilepsy

 A woman undergoing an electroencephalograph.
Transient Left-Sided Weakness, Facial Palsy in Middle-Age Man

Timely recognition of this rare phenomenon considered crucial to prevent recurrent stroke

A photo of a man rubbing the left side of his face.
Years of Progressing Facial Numbness and Deteriorating Vision Drives Diagnosis

Suspect perineural recurrence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, experts urge

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Opinion
Closing Gender-Based Disease Disparities Starts in the Lab

Women must have a seat at the table in deciding what type of research to pursue

Apr 27, 2024
A black woman working at a lab.
Dementia May Be Underdiagnosed in States With Motor Vehicle Reporting Mandates

Study attempts to assess unintended consequences of clinician reporting policies

Apr 26, 2024
 Senior male driver looking confused behind the wheel of his car.
What's Behind a Woman's 43-Year History of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy?

Seizures were triggered by exposure to cold due to reflex epilepsy

Apr 26, 2024
 A woman undergoing an electroencephalograph.
Cause of Missouri Doc's Death; NBA Star's Bell's Palsy; Huge Data Breach at Kaiser

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Apr 26, 2024
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Warning Letters Safely Lowered Antipsychotic Prescribing in Dementia

Agitation, reactive behaviors remained steady while quetiapine prescribing was reduced

Apr 25, 2024
 A confused elderly male patient taking pills from a doctor.
COVID Vaccine Study Finds Small Signal of Seizure Risk in Young Kids

Data largely reassuring, but seizure finding requires further evaluation, experts say

Apr 24, 2024
A photo of a doctor administering a COVID-19 vaccine to a child.
New Targeted Drug Approved for Low-Grade Glioma in Kids

First systemic therapy for pediatric patients with BRAF rearrangements

Apr 23, 2024
FDA APPROVED tovorafenib (Ojemda) over a CT scan of a glioma.
Long COVID Taste Loss May Not Involve Taste Buds

Study attempts to untangle taste and olfactory dysfunction 1 year after infection

Apr 23, 2024
A photo of a woman attempting to smell an orange.
Alzheimer's Drug Skepticism; Safeguarding Brain Data; Benefits of Stimulating Jobs

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

Apr 23, 2024
Neuro Break over a computer rendering of neurons.
From Neurointerventional Radiologist to 'Grey's Anatomy' Sonographer

A Q&A with a physician who got a taste of Hollywood

Apr 23, 2024
A photo of a Grey+Sloan Memorial Hospital lanyard for Darren Orbach, MD, PhD.
Novel Drug Made of Gold Nanocrystals Appears Safe in Multiple Sclerosis

Small study suggested benefits for MS patients with chronic optic neuropathy

Apr 22, 2024
AAN over a photo of Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO
Opinion
Neurotechnology Development Must Be Slow and Steady

The burgeoning field holds both promise and risks

Apr 22, 2024
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Paxlovid and COVID; Breast Cancer and Lymph Node Removal

Also in TTHealthWatch: pragmatic model for chronic kidney disease

Apr 20, 2024
TTUHSC EL PASO HEALTHWATCH with their logo and photos of Rick Lange, MD, and Elizabeth Tracey
Multiple Sclerosis Predicted by Autoantibody Signature

Blood samples reveal signs of MS years before clinical diagnosis

Apr 19, 2024
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