Black Women More Likely to Have Idiopathic Intracranial HTN
Women with IIH more likely to be Black, Hispanic, live in low-income tracts or food swamps
American Medical Association Vows to Confront Racism Among Doctors
With about 270,000 members, the AMA represents a little more than 25 percent of U.S. doctors
Blacks, Hispanics Underrepresented in U.S. Surgical Leadership
Little progress made in increasing diversity for leadership positions in academic surgery in the U.S. from 2013 to 2019
Guidance Issued for Managing CVST After COVID-19 Vaccination
CVST with thrombocytopenia reported after COVID-19 vaccine with adenoviral vector; management similar to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
Biden Restores Health Care Protection for Gay and Transgender Americans
Policy will bring HHS into line with Supreme Court decision that said sex discrimination laws in workplaces also protect gay and transgender people
App Could Analyze Eye-Gaze Patterns to ID Autism in Toddlers
Area under receiver operating characteristic curve for discriminating ASD from non-ASD was 0.90 using multiple gaze features
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Described for Children Born Preterm
Children born at 24 to 26, 27 to 31, and 32 to 34 weeks have considerable rates of moderate/severe disabilities at age 5
Rehab + Vagus Nerve Stimulation May Restore Arm Function After Stroke
Arm function improved for patients who had moderate-to-severe arm weakness at least nine months after ischemic stroke
Longitudinal CV Risk Inversely Linked to Cognitive Performance
Elevated systolic BP, high serum total cholesterol, obesity from childhood linked to worse midlife cognitive performance
Mediterranean Diet May Protect Against Memory Decline
Higher MeDi adherence linked to larger mediotemporal gray matter volume, better memory, less amyloid and pTau181 pathology