Medications
EXPLAINER: New drug slows Alzheimer's but comes with caveats
A new Alzheimer's drug is hitting the market—the first with clear-cut evidence that it can slow, by several months, the mind-robbing disease.
Jan 8, 2023
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News tagged with brain swelling
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More than 150 children dead in Zimbabwe measles outbreak
A measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 157 children, with more than 2,000 infections reported across the country, the government said on Tuesday.
Aug 17, 2022
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Neuroscience
Bump to the head? Watch for any concerning symptoms
Head trauma can range from mild to severe, accounting for about one million visits to emergency departments in the United States each year. The leading causes are motor vehicle accidents, falls and assaults. The injuries ...
Mar 15, 2022
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Medications
New drugs on the horizon for stroke and hydrocephalus
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States is having a stroke. The disease is one of the leading causes of short-term disability and kills about 140,000 Americans a year.
Feb 27, 2020
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Neuroscience
Reducing dangerous swelling in traumatic brain injury
After a traumatic brain injury, the most harmful damage is caused by secondary swelling of the brain compressed inside the skull. There is no treatment for this.
Jan 22, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
DR Congo measles outbreak kills 6,000 in a year: WHO
Measles has killed more than 6,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January, the world's worst outbreak and nearly triple the toll in the country's Ebola epidemic, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
Jan 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Emergency vaccination for deadly DR Congo measles outbreak: UN
The UN health agency on Wednesday said it would carry out an emergency vaccination campaign in six DR Congo provinces to counter an outbreak of measles that has killed 3,600 since the start of the year.
Sep 25, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Venezuela urged to stop spread of measles, diphtheria
The Pan American Health Organization on Friday painted a bleak picture of Venezuela's healthcare system, calling for urgent action to stop the transmission of measles and diphtheria amid an intensifying crisis that has seen ...
Jun 23, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO warns of measles outbreak across Europe
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of large measles outbreaks in countries where immunisation has dropped, after more than 500 cases of the highly contagious disease were reported across Europe in January.
Mar 28, 2017
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Cardiology
Intravenous glyburide treatment may reduce dangerous brain swelling after stroke
A phase 2 clinical trial of a drug that may alleviate brain swelling—a dangerous stroke complication—suggests the treatment may help reduce brain injury and death, and information from the study will help design the phase ...
Aug 23, 2016
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