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A study found that commonly used statistical estimates for measuring meaningful change in Alzheimer’s disease do not reliably identify which individual patients are actually responding to a treatment. This is crucial because it means doctors cannot rely on these standard benchmarks to tell if a specific therapy is working for a specific person, highlighting a major gap in personalized dementia care.
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Researchers report that severe influenza in children can lead to serious neurological complications, including a recently identified condition called influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy. This underscores that the flu is more than just a respiratory illness and highlights the critical importance of the annual flu vaccine in protecting children’s overall health, including their brains.
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A new position paper argues that pain medicine specialists must urgently take a frontline role in preventing and managing opioid use disorder, as pain and addiction frequently coexist. The authors call for a major shift towards trauma-informed, stigma-reducing care and strict opioid stewardship policies to provide effective pain relief while reducing the harms of the ongoing opioid crisis.
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