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Disparities exist in geographic access to neurologic care and MS subspecialty care, according to findings published in Neurology. Marisa McGinley, DO, and colleagues assessed data from 70,858 census tracts. Of these, 388 tracts...

Although idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGE) make up roughly a fifth of all epilepsies, they remain understudied with an inadequate understanding of the condition. In a study appearing in Neurology, Orrin Devinsky, MD, and...

Patients experience an increased risk for obstructive lung disease (OLD) both before and after IBD diagnosis, according to results published in the United European Gastroenterology Journal. Tine Jess, MD, DMSC, and colleagues...

Systemic mastocytosis (SM) involves multiple underlying symptoms at presentation and several disease subtypes that are difficult to diagnose quickly, according to results published in the Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice....

Nearly all acute care hospitals have implemented the seven Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (ASP), according to data from the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) annual hospital survey that was...

Specialty care utilization may be impacted by a PCP’s choices regarding the scheduled length of in-person visits, according to a study published in Family Practice. David T. Liss, MD, PhD, and colleagues assessed how the...

Tailored efforts may increase PrEP use and reduce HIV disparities among Latino MSM (LMSM), according to findings published in Archives of Sexual Behavior. Frank Dillon, PhD, and colleagues examined data from 253 LMSM to...

Most domains in the Michigan Retinal Degeneration Questionnaire (MRDQ) strongly associate with visual function in retinitis pigmentosa (RP), according to findings published in Acta Ophthalmologica. Camiel Boon, MD, and...