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More than 40% of U.K. physicians report binge drinking
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- Andrew D. Bowser
“We recommend that doctors’ mentors, supervisors, peers, and occupational health support services recognize and act on the prevalence of...
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Evobrutinib demonstrates efficacy, safety in relapsing MS
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- Andrew D. Bowser
PHILADELPHIA – Primary endpoint of reducing enhancing lesions versus placebo was met with evobrutinib.
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Fingolimod reduced disease activity more than glatiramer acetate in RRMS: ASSESS study results
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- Andrew D. Bowser
PHILADELPHIA – Relapse rate and radiographic endpoints significantly improved with the 0.5-mg daily dose of fingolimod, with safety as expected...
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Ocrelizumab effective, safe in relapsing-remitting MS patients
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- Andrew D. Bowser
PHILADELPHIA - A positive risk-to-benefit ratio over nearly 1 year for the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody.
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Deutetrabenazine benefit may increase over time in patients with tardive dyskinesia
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- Andrew D. Bowser
PHILADELPHIA – Interim results of an open-label study suggest that changes in AIMS score are at least maintained over the course of nearly 3 years...
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Biomarker-based score predicts poor outcomes after acute ischemic stroke
- Author:
- Andrew D. Bowser
PHILADELPHIA – A free app and online calculator are available to calculate the four-item ‘CoRisk’ score.
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Perplexing text messages may be the sole sign of stroke
- Author:
- Andrew D. Bowser
PHILADELPHIA – The diagnostic importance of “dystextia” is more important now than ever given the ubiquity of smartphones.
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Rotavirus vaccine had strong protective effect in routine U.K. practice
- Author:
- Andrew D. Bowser
Vaccine effectiveness was high in children with laboratory-confirmed rotavirus infection, although effects on all-cause gastroenteritis could not...
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Eculizumab cuts relapse risk in NMO spectrum disorder
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- Andrew D. Bowser
PHILADELPHIA – Nearly 98% of patients with this autoimmune inflammatory CNS disorder were relapse-free at 48 weeks in the randomized phase 3...
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Fournier gangrene cases surge in patients using SGLT2 inhibitors
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- Andrew D. Bowser
Serious complications and death are likely if Fournier gangrene is not recognized.
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Single-center study outlines stroke risk, DOAC type in nonvalvular AFib patients
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- Andrew D. Bowser
PHILADELPHIA –Rivaroxaban was more often than other DOACs associated with events in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients, based on a small...
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Immunotherapy induces improvements in PML
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- Andrew D. Bowser
PHILADELPHIA – Donor-derived T cells seen as having “potential to be one of the first effective treatments for PML.”
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Angelman syndrome treatment safe, well-tolerated, and effective in exploratory analyses
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- Andrew D. Bowser
PHILADELPHIA – Experimental treatment may benefit adolescents and adults with Angelman syndrome.
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Direct pharmacy dispensing of naloxone linked to drop in fatal overdoses
- Author:
- Andrew D. Bowser
But emergency department visits related to opioids increased in new adopters of direct authority laws.
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Survey: Palliative care blocked by many barriers in end-stage liver disease
- Author:
- Andrew D. Bowser
Formal palliative care training was lacking among the physicians surveyed.