Patients Find Note Reading Important for Health Management
Few patients very confused or more worried after reading clinicians' outpatient visit notes
Doctors Aware of Patient Difficulties Affording Medical Care
Three-quarters of doctors surveyed say they consider out-of-pocket costs when making clinical decisions
AAN: Isradipine Offers No Benefit in Parkinson Disease
No significant treatment effect seen in UPDRS Part I to III score measured in the ON state
Prehospital Tx Guidelines May Improve Outcomes in Severe TBI
Survival to hospital discharge did not improve overall, but improvement seen for severe injury cohort
AAN: Eculizumab Reduces Risk for Relapse in Neuromyelitis Optica
But no significant between-group difference noted in measures of disability progression
Health Professionals Supportive of Medicinal Cannabis
However, across medicine, pharmacy, and nursing, providers need more information
Alteplase Seems Beneficial at 4.5 to 9.0 Hours After Stroke
Trial terminated because of loss of equipoise after publication of positive results from previous trial
CDC: Uninsurance Levels Did Not Change Significantly in 2018
Uninsurance increased among adults aged 45 to 64 years; increase seen in high-deductible health plans
Nut Intake in First Trimester May Benefit Child Neurodevelopment
Children of mothers with the highest level of nut intake have better scores on cognitive tests
2018 Saw More Employed Physicians Than Self-Employed
Proportion of physicians working in practices wholly owned by physicians dropped to 54 percent in 2018
