Dawn Fallik
Freelance Writer at Freelance
University of Delaware professor. Medical and science writer. https://t.co/Vhv0hkiQc4
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3 weeks ago |
undark.org | Dawn Fallik
After trying unsuccessfully to treat his depression with medication over several decades, Noel Farris, a 43-year-old web developer based in Philadelphia, found a ketamine clinic through a friend’s recommendation. He’d heard that the drug helped people mentally dissociate from the disease. So last year, he met with the clinic’s doctor, who recommended three intravenous infusions per week for a month, at $400 a session. He never saw or talked to the doctor again.
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2 months ago |
journals.lww.com | Dawn Fallik
Tolebrutinib, a brain-penetrant Bruton tyrosine (BTK) inhibitor, significantly slowed disability progression in multiple sclerosis, according to research from two different phase 3 trials presented at the AAN Annual Meeting in San Diego.
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Mar 19, 2025 |
journals.lww.com | Dawn Fallik
Article In BriefTwo studies, published simultaneously with presentations at the International Stroke Conference, found that endovascular thrombectomy did not benefit patients with a medium-vessel occlusion. Still, independent experts and the authors of the two studies agreed that the findings may have been limited by the older age of the patients as well as higher procedural risks and challenges in reaching smaller vessels.
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Feb 26, 2025 |
journals.lww.com | Dawn Fallik
Two new studies, released simultaneously in February during the International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles, found that endovascular thrombectomy treatment (EVT) of strokes did not benefit, and in some cases, increased negative outcomes in patients with a medium-vessel occlusion (MeVO). The findings led to strong warnings that practitioners should reconsider EVT in patients falling under those parameters, as it is not yet evidence-based care. The findings, which were published Feb.
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Feb 6, 2025 |
journals.lww.com | Dawn Fallik
Article In BriefThree neurologists share their personal brushes with danger as wildfires raged through and ravaged neighborhoods and structures across Los Angeles. One week after wildfires exploded across Southern California, ravaging entire neighborhoods and thousands of structures, neurologists in affected areas told Neurology Today that everyone had pulled together to support patients in crisis as well as colleagues and staff who had to evacuate.
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