Neurology News

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to a gene therapy-enabling company for a system that aims for greater accuracy in the placement and operation of instruments or devices in procedures for neurological conditions.

In a cohort of older adults hospitalized for an initial stroke, readmission risk was not significantly different among stroke subtypes or over different time intervals, according to research published in Neurology.

CMS has finalized a new final rule that aims to shorten prior authorization timelines and streamline processes to remove barriers to patient care, according to a press release.

“Is it all worth it?” reads the title of the Reddit post from an international medical graduate community. I wake up to these posts ever so frequently; I think to myself and slide the notification away.

The FDA has granted rare pediatric disease designation to an alpha-kinase 1 inhibitor to treat patients with retinal dystrophy, optic nerve edema, splenomegaly, anhidrosis and headache, or ROSAH, syndrome.

The FDA has approved Takeda Pharmaceutical’s Hyqvia, coformulated with Halozyme's Enhanze drug delivery technology, to treat chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in adults.

A Boston-area biotech company has received $24 million in Series A funding to develop neurorestorative and remyelinating therapies for a broad range of neurological conditions.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Health care law trends in 2023 were telehealth, whistleblowers, physician referrals and a more intense focus on compliance by providers and practices, according to a law expert speaking at Hawaiian Eye/Retina 2024.

Older adults recently diagnosed with migraine were more than three times likely to be involved in a motor vehicle crash within a year compared with those who never had a migraine diagnosis, according to researchers.

In a cohort of adults with traumatic brain injury, level of impairment for those who exhibited cognitive impairment after 6 months was directly correlated to TBI severity, according to research from JAMA Network Open.