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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Emgality (galcanezumab-gnlm) solution the first approval for treating episodic cluster headache

Emgality Receives First FDA Approval for Treating Cluster Headache

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Patients treated with Emgality had 8.7 fewer cluster headache attacks at 3.0 weeks versus 5.2 with placebo
Policies to support team-based palliative care are urgently needed to meet the growing demand for specialty palliative care

Policy Changes Proposed to Meet Projected Need for Palliative Care

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Modeling suggests the number of palliative care physicians is decreasing
Many patients with mild traumatic brain injury report persistent functional limitations one year after injury

Functional Limitations Persist One Year After Mild TBI

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Fifty-three percent of patients with mild traumatic brain injury report functional limitations at 12 months

May 2019 Briefing – Neurology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for May 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
People living with HIV have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease

Guidelines Issued for Addressing Heart Disease Risk in HIV

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Individuals with HIV have significantly higher rates of CVD, may have underuse of statins, antithrombotics
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took a good look at the safety and effectiveness of cannabidiol products on Friday

FDA Takes Hard Look at CBD

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CBD products have swamped the market due to change in federal law, not because of new medical evidence
Providing assistance for physician impairment and rehabilitation is addressed in a position statement issued by the American College of Physicians and published online June 4 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ACP Issues Position on Response to Physician Impairment

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Rehabilitated doctors should be reintegrated into practice as long as patient safety not compromised
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is associated with the probability of developing early-onset Alzheimer disease

Higher LDL-C Levels Linked to Early-Onset Alzheimer Disease

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Cases with EOAD have higher levels of LDL-C, greater frequency of rare genetic coding variants of APOB
Clinical manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus vary by racial and ethnic groups

Lupus Manifestations Appear to Differ by Race, Ethnicity

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Increased risk for severe manifestations seen among blacks, Hispanics, and Asians/Pacific Islanders
The International Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study Group has updated standards for future clinical trials in pediatric multiple sclerosis; the new recommendations were published in the May 28 issue of Neurology.

Recommendations Developed for Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Trials

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Biological rationale exists for using treatments proven efficacious in adults with MS for pediatric MS