Little Progress Made in Preventing New-Onset Epilepsy
Finnish study also shows significant increase in new-onset epilepsy among the elderly
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Routine Use of ASD Screening
Insufficient evidence to assess benefits, harms of screening for children in whom no concerns raised
Good Long-Term Outcomes for Fetal Myelomeningocele Surgery
Most fMMC children are community ambulators; preschool ambulation predicts long-term ambulation
Dexamethasone No Help in HIV-Linked Cryptococcal Meningitis
Dexamethasone doesn't reduce mortality; linked to higher percentage of patients with disability
CDC: Number of Uninsured Persons in U.S. Down Since 2013
Increase in percentage of adults, children with private health insurance coverage from 2013 to 2015
Cardiovascular Fitness, Exercise BP Linked to Brain Volume
Poorer CV fitness, greater exercise BP in midlife linked to smaller brain volume 20 years later
Physicians Concerned By Increasing Cost of Generics
Pennsylvania docs call for state- and national-level medical associations to address issue
Novel Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Genospecies ID’d
Species causes Lyme borreliosis in the United States; identified in six patients since 2012
Botox May Reduce Chronic Neuropathic Pain
Findings in small study of patients with spinal cord injury-associated pain
Tasering Found to Cause Short-Term Cognitive Impairment
Study raises questions about comprehension of Miranda rights within an hour of being tased
