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For relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

Risk for Conversion of MS Varies With Different Therapies

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Lower risk for conversion for initial treatment with fingolimod, alemtuzumab, or natalizumab
Frail kidney transplant recipients have lower cognitive scores than nonfrail recipients four years after transplant

Cognitive Scores After Kidney Transplant Tied to Frailty

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Cognitive function first improved then declined 1 to 4 years after transplant in frail recipients
In a report published in the January issue of Value in Health

Report IDs Areas Lacking Good Practice in Health Tech Assessment

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Three areas include defining organizational aspects, use of deliberative process, examining impact
Between 2013 and 2017

Suicide Incidence Up in Autism Spectrum Disorder 2013 to 2017

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Difference driven by suicide among women, which was more than threefold higher
Virtual video visits can effectively replace office visits for selected patients across medical specialties without sacrificing quality of care or patient-physician communication

Virtual Video Visits Liked by Patients, Providers

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Virtual video visits highly ranked by patients for quality, convenience
For patients with early Parkinson disease

Levodopa + Carbidopa Does Not Modify Disease in Early Parkinson

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Findings in patients with early Parkinson disease evaluated over the course of 80 weeks
In young adults

BP >120/80 mm Hg Linked to Lower Gray Matter Volume

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Lower regional gray matter volume tied to higher peripheral BP in young adults aged 19 to 40 years
More than two-thirds of stroke survivors aged 50 years or older report being in complete mental health

Most Stroke Survivors ≥50 Years Report Complete Mental Health

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Odds of being in complete mental health up more than fourfold for those with at least one confidant
For patients with fragile X syndrome

Mavoglurant Improves Visual Attention in Fragile X Syndrome

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Increases noted in total absolute looking time, number of fixations to eye region while viewing faces
Many patients use medical cannabis without their mainstream health care provider's knowledge

Medical Cannabis Decisions Being Made by Users, Not Doctors

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Substantial portion of medical cannabis users stop taking or self-adjust dosage of pharmaceuticals