Healio Neurology

06/12/2026

Patients with and traumatic brain injury often were not admitted to inpatient rehabilitation facilities despite the benefits of the care they administer, Dr. Farhaan S. Vahidy of TIRR Memorial Hermann and colleagues wrote in Neurology.

Patients with stroke and traumatic brain injury often were not admitted to inpatient rehabilitation facilities despite the benefits of the care they administer, according to a study published in Neurology. Disparities in these admissions also indicate a need for post-acute rehabilitation planning th...

06/12/2026

Medical residents insure their health 🩺, home 🏠 and car 🚗 but often overlook a valuable asset: the ability to earn income.💲

In this Residency to Retirement column, learn about:
🟢 Why disability insurance is important
🟢 Policy types
🟢 Expected costs

As a resident, chances are you have several types of insurance for the valuable things in your life, including health, house/apartment and car.

06/11/2026

Presented at Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Annual Meeting:

➡️ The Octave Multiple Sclerosis Disease Activity test monitors underlying disease activity in patients with MS.

➡️ The test was effective, but further research is needed.

An MS disease activity score test was found to be effective in monitoring underlying disease activity specific to disease-modifying therapies, according to an exploratory analysis.This finding, presented as a poster at the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Annual Meeting, suggests the Octave....

06/10/2026

Amateur soccer players⚽️ who headed the ball in a match vs. those who did not had significantly higher increases in S100B calcium-binding protein immediately after the match, according to results published in JAMA Neurology.

Amateur soccer players who headed the ball in a match vs. those who did not had significantly higher increases in S100B calcium-binding protein immediately after the match, according to results published in JAMA Neurology. “Soccer heading was associated with acute increases in blood biomarkers for...

06/10/2026

Clinicians should pursue leadership roles that enable them to reshape health care systems, influence careers and improve themselves, but first, they need to land an interview and ace it, Dr. Tisha Wang of the University of Washington said at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

ORLANDO — Clinicians should pursue leadership roles that enable them to reshape health care systems, influence careers and improve themselves, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.“You can be whatever it is that you want to be,” Tish...

06/09/2026

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06/09/2026

Children with who are exposed to household to***co and e-cigarette use experience worse asthma outcomes, but an EHR screener automatically enrolls their parents in cessation interventions, Dr. Brian Jenssen of the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia said at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

ORLANDO — Children with asthma who are exposed to household to***co and e-cigarette use experience worse asthma control and other outcomes, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.But a screening tool built into the electronic health record...

06/09/2026

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06/08/2026

Adults with multiple sclerosis had lower annualized relapse rates with diroximel fumarate vs. dimethyl fumarate treatment at 1 and 2 years, according to results published in Advances in Therapy.

Adults with MS had lower annualized relapse rates with diroximel fumarate vs. dimethyl fumarate treatment at 1 and 2 years, according to results published in Advances in Therapy.“These findings may have a significant impact on everyday clinical practice,” Daniel S. Bandari, MD, MS, medic...

06/05/2026

Individuals in middle age with higher levels of plasma amyloid-beta 42, amyloid-beta 40 and p-tau 217 demonstrated worse cognitive performance and accelerated cognitive decline, said Dr. Xiaqing Jiang of UCSF.

Individuals in middle age with higher levels of plasma amyloid-beta 42, amyloid-beta 40 and phosphorylated-tau 217 demonstrated worse cognitive performance and accelerated cognitive decline, according to data published in The Lancet.“We already know that Alzheimer’s disease pathophysiolo...