Neurology
Podcasts
AUDIO: CDC expert – What physicians need to know about enterovirus D68
Government and Regulations
CDC investigating link between EV-D68 and paralysis cases
News
Risk factors outweigh benefits of opioids for chronic noncancer pain
News
NHLBI expert panel issues guideline on sickle cell disease
Major finding: The two most widely available disease-modifying therapies for SCD, hydroxyurea and long-term transfusions, are underused, in large...
News
Biomarker test may allow immediate diagnosis of concussion
News
Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with seizures
News
Acetaminophen no better than placebo for acute low back pain
Key clinical point: Acetaminophen may offer no pain-relief advantage in acute low back pain.Major finding: 84.8% of patients with acute low back...
Conference Coverage
Many dementia patients have guns at home
Key clinical point: Ask family members of community-dwelling dementia patients about those patients’ access to a firearm.Major finding: About 12%...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: In patients with dementia, ask about guns at home
News
Stroke incidence down in whites and blacks across the U.S.
Key clinical point: The incidence of stroke in the United States has declined, but there is still a disparity in incidence between blacks and...