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Patients with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis have a more rapid reduction in information-processing efficiency over time in adulthood

Cognitive Consequences Worse for Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis

Patients with POMS have more rapid reduction in information-processing efficiency over time
Three large drug makers have launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration's rule requiring the prices of drugs to be included in television ads.

Drug Makers Challenge New Rule Requiring Drug Prices in TV Ads

Lawsuit against the rule filed Friday by Merck, Eli Lilly, and Amgen
Incident coronary heart disease is associated with accelerated cognitive decline after

Cognitive Decline Faster After Incident Coronary Heart Disease Event

Global cognition, verbal memory, temporal orientation scores decline faster after CHD diagnosis
For patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease

Nilvadipine Increases Cerebral Blood Flow in the Hippocampus

CBF did not significantly change in posterior cingulate cortex, other regions of interest in Alzheimer disease
There is an increased risk for behavioral problems in children of mothers with epilepsy who take common antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy

Prenatal Antiepileptic Rx Exposure Ups Risk for Behavioral Issues

Findings seen among Dutch children exposed to one of four common antiepileptic drugs in utero
Maine has become the eighth state to legalize medically assisted suicide.

Maine Legalizes Assisted Suicide

Doctors can now prescribe lethal dose of a drug to terminally ill and it will not be legally a suicide
Facial and head injuries from electric scooter accidents have tripled during the past decade

Head, Facial Injuries From Motorized Scooters on the Rise

Many patients experiencing traumatic injuries not wearing appropriate helmets
Gabapentinoids are associated with increased risks for adverse outcomes related to coordination disturbances

Gabapentinoids Linked to Increased Risk for Significant Adverse Outcomes

Risk increased for suicidal behavior, unintentional overdose, road traffic incident, head/body injuries
Low-virulent microorganisms frequently detected on pedicle screws may be an important cause of spinal implant loosening and failure in patients without signs of infection

Microbes Tied to Pedicle Screw Loosening, Spinal Implant Failure

Low-virulent microorganisms detected using sonication on extracted hardware
Early-life exposure to fine particulate matter is associated with a reduction in fundamental cognitive abilities

Exposure to Air Pollution May Impact Children’s Cognitive Abilities

Deficits seen in working memory, executive attention after prenatal, early childhood exposure