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Next-generation sequencing can improve treatment efficacy and reduce hospitalization in children with drug-resistant epilepsy

Next-Generation Sequencing May Improve Pediatric Epilepsy Tx

In children with drug-resistant epilepsy, NGS can help establish diagnosis, improve treatment efficacy

The American Diabetes Association, June 22-26

The American Diabetes Association's 78th Scientific Sessions The annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) was held from June 22 to...
Providers can take practical steps to improve practice efficiency and increase insurance reimbursement

Practice Management Can Improve Efficiency

Suggestions include doing a financial analysis, using scribes, renegotiating insurance contracts
Health care communication technology is a determinant of patient satisfaction in younger patients

Health Care Technology Impacts Younger Patient Satisfaction

Younger health care consumers are dissatisfied with technology capability of health care organizations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Epidiolex oral solution for treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome for patients age 2 years and older.

FDA Approves Epidiolex for Severe Forms of Epilepsy

Cannabidiol oral solution approved for patients 2 and older with Lennox-Gastaut and Dravet syndromes
Sleep disruption consistently predicts risk for atrial fibrillation before and after adjusting for obstructive sleep apnea

Sleep Disruption Increases Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

Higher risk seen across multiple cohorts, regardless of obstructive sleep apnea and other possible factors
Among a cohort of individuals without cardiovascular disease not receiving antiplatelet therapy

Most Bleeding Events in Non-CVD Patients Are GI-Related

In cohort with no CVD, not receiving antiplatelet therapy, 7 percent of bleeding events were fatal
For patients who experienced a transient ischemic attack or minor stroke

Half of CV Events Occur from Two to Five Years Post-TIA, -Stroke

Composite outcome occurred in 12.9 percent; 50.1 percent of events in second to fifth years
The risk of autism spectrum disorder in offspring is increased in association with type 1 diabetes

ADA: T1D, T2D, GDM Before 26 Weeks Tied to Higher ASD Risk

Increased risks of autism spectrum disorder in association with types 1, 2, gestational diabetes
Early preterm birth is associated with a higher level of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in preschool children after accounting for unmeasured genetic and environmental factors

Early Preterm Birth Linked to Increased ADHD Symptoms

Association holds after adjustment for unmeasured genetic, environmental factors