Most Kids With COVID-Linked MIS-C Recover by 6 Months

Children who were severely ill with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) related to COVID-19 infection appear to show excellent cardiovascular and noncardiovascular outcomes by 6 months, according to data published in JAMA Pediatrics. MIS-C is a life-threatening complication of COVID-19 infection and data on outcomes are limited, wrote theContinue Reading

Q&A: How serious is bird flu?

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How Long Does It Take to See a Neurologist?

The average wait time to see a neurologist following an initial referral was just over a month for older adults, with nearly 1 in 5 patients waiting more than 3 months, a cross-sectional analysis of Medicare data showed. Wait times were not affected by the number of available neurologists. However,Continue Reading

PSMA-PET Challenges Current Prostate Cancer Staging

TOPLINE:  Prostate-specific membrane antigen–positron emission tomography (PSMA-PET) detected metastatic disease in 46% of patients with high-risk prostate cancer previously classified as nonmetastatic by conventional imaging. Results were positive in 84% of patients, with polymetastatic disease found in 24% of cases. METHODOLOGY: Recurrent nonmetastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer is characterized by increasingContinue Reading

Preoperative Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases Shows Promise

TOPLINE: Patients undergoing stereotactic radiosurgery before resection of brain metastases demonstrated low rates of local recurrence, radionecrosis, and nodular leptomeningeal disease at 12 and 24 months, a new analysis found. METHODOLOGY: For patients undergoing resection for brain metastases, postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery improves local control. However, radiosurgery after surgery comes withContinue Reading