Neurology Advisor | Practice Changing News for Clinicians

Commentary: Neurologists on Palliative Care Communication

Diane E. Meier, the Director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, discusses how neurologists can increase quality palliative care communication and encourage better clinician/patient confidence and care.
HIPAA Needs to Keep Up With Information Technology

Core provisions of the HIPAA legislation have largely remained unchanged since their inception despite rapid evolution of technology to keep protected health information from hackers.
Complex Interaction Between Migraine Symptoms and Gastrointestinal Comorbidities

Researchers searched publication databases for studies of the gut-brain connection, migraine, and gastric disorders.
Expert Q/A: Hypersomnia

A survey of health care providers found a lack of knowledge on idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) among physicians, and that the disorder is often misdiagnosed. We spoke with Richard Bogan, MD, FCCP, FAASM, associate clinical professor at the University of the South Carolina School of Medicine about IH and criteria for diagnosing this sleep disorder.
Addressing Sleep Disturbances of Parkinson Disease

Sleep disturbances may affect 40% to 90% of patients with PD, and a 2020 study found that about half of patients with PD had multiple sleep disorders.

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Weekly Rounds Podcast

How are researchers working to build a better test for COVID-19? What can clinicians in the US accomplish with point of care testing? Find out on Weekly Rounds.

Featured guest is David Alland, MD, MSc, Professor of Medicine and the Chief of Infectious Disease at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

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