Benjamin W Friedman

3 weeks ago | aei.org | Maureen Farrell |Jennifer Kavanagh |Benjamin W Friedman

The Trump administration is making changes to U.S. policy toward Africa. These changes — including dissolving the U.S. Agency for International Development and its programs in Africa — have direct and indirect impacts on U.S. Africa Command. The administration’s foreign policy, combined with shifting security challenges in Africa, are reigniting debate about whether the United States needs a military command devoted to Africa and how it should be organized.

Jul 12, 2024 | defensepriorities.org | Benjamin W Friedman

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the NATO summit in Washington, DC, will conclude. Defense Priorities Policy Director Benjamin H. Friedman issued the following statement in response:“NATO’s summit continued several bad habits. The first is to increasingly lose focus on NATO’s core task, which is to balance against Russian power, in favor of vague talk about global missions.

Jul 8, 2024 | defensepriorities.org | Benjamin W Friedman

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Oct 2, 2023 | n.neurology.org | Benjamin W Friedman |Clemencia Solorzano |Benjamin Kessler |Kristina Martorello

AbstractBackground and Objectives Dexamethasone decreases the frequency of migraine recurrence after emergency department (ED) discharge. However, the optimal dose of dexamethasone is unknown. We hypothesized that dexamethasone 16 mg IV would allow greater rates of sustained headache relief than 4 mg when coadministered with metoclopramide 10 mg IV. Methods This was a randomized double-blind study.

Aug 21, 2023 | n.neurology.org | Benjamin W Friedman |Benjamin Kessler |Clemencia Solorzano |Kristina Martorello

AbstractBackground. Dexamethasone decreases the frequency of migraine recurrence after emergency department (ED) discharge. However, the optimal dose of dexamethasone is unknown. We hypothesized that dexamethasone 16mg IV would allow greater rates of sustained headache relief than 4mg when co-administered with metoclopramide 10mg IV. Methods. This was a randomized double-blind study.