NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) provides no benefit after acute ischemic stroke, and may even be dangerous, particularly in patients receiving systemic thrombolysis. These…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Ultrasound is a reliable means of screening for tethered cord syndrome in infants with dorsal midline skin stigmata, new research shows. However, such…
Ian A Cook, MD, Director, Unipolar Depression Research, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses a new depression treatment using gentle brain stimulation called TMS, or transcranial magnetic…
Ian A Cook, MD, Director, Unipolar Depression Research, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses a new depression treatment using gentle brain stimulation and TMS, or transcranial magnetic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients given phenytoin after an intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) have more fevers while hospitalized and worse functional outcomes at 3 months, according to investigators…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients receiving glucocorticoids for inflammatory diseases, adverse events are very common, even at low to medium doses, according to a meta-analysis by…
Andrew Hecht MD, Co-chief, Spine Surgery, Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, discusses spinal injuries in athletes such as NFL players, and treatment options…
Andrew Hecht MD, Co-chief, Spine Surgery, Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, discusses the 3 basic types of neck problems he sees as a…
Imad Najm, MD, Director, Epilepsy Center, Cleveland Clinic, discusses SEEG or Stereo Encephalography for Epilepsy, a new minimally invasive procedure used to localize the areas of seizure onset.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Provocative clinical tests — palpation for nerve thickening and local tenderness, Tinel’s test and flexion compression tests – are of little value in…