COVID-19 Survivors Overestimate Lingering Taste Impairment
Authors say validated psychophysical tests can better identify true burden of chemosensory dysfunction
Intrathecal Morphine + Oral Gabapentin Aids Pain Management
Combination improved pain management for teens undergoing spinal fusion for scoliosis
Mindfulness Plus Brain Stimulation May Ease Chronic Migraine
Mindfulness practices combined with active rather than sham transcranial direct-current stimulation showed greater benefit
ADA Updates Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes for 2022
Updates include recommendation to screen for prediabetes and diabetes in all people starting at age 35 years
Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer Drug
Announcement comes shortly after Aduhelm maker Biogen cut the price of the drug by about half, from $56,000 to $28,000 a year
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Beneficial in Migraine
Headache-related impairment did not improve, but headache frequency reduced and psychological functioning improved
Vitamin D Supplementation Could Reduce Migraine Headache Attacks
Vitamin D supplementation had no obvious effect on attack duration or headache severity
Responsive Neurostimulation Tolerated in Pediatric Epilepsy
Further study needed to determine long-term efficacy and safety and optimize patient selection
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Big Business
Court also hearing arguments on separate vaccine mandate for most heath care workers
Three Bat Exposure-Linked Human Rabies Deaths Reported in Fall 2021
All three patients had recognized direct contact with bat about three to seven weeks before onset of symptoms

















