CDC reports 460% surge in drug-resistant NDM-CRE infections
Editor's Note NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales are climbing fast and straining treatment choices, according to a September 23 release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The agency warns NDM-CRE infections rose more than 460% in the US from 2019 to…
Surgery, implantable devices offer new hope for drug-resistant epilepsy
Editor's Note Surgery and advanced implantable devices can give patients with drug-resistant epilepsy a far greater chance of seizure freedom than medication alone, UCSF News September 25 reports. While about 30 anti-seizure medications exist, one-third of patients do not achieve seizure control, and fewer than one in five seek care…
Perioperative medication decisions need individualized risk-benefit approach
Editor's Note Medication management in the perioperative period is often made without robust evidence, requiring clinicians to balance surgical safety with the risks of interrupting treatment, according to expert guidance presented at the annual Perioperative Medicine Summit. Paul Grant, MD, of the University of Michigan Medical School, noted most medications…
New 7T MRI technique pinpoints hidden epilepsy-causing brain lesions
Editor's Note A newly refined 7T MRI imaging technique may significantly improve outcomes for people with hard-to-treat focal epilepsy by revealing tiny brain lesions that standard imaging methods often miss, HealthDay March 26 reports from a new study published in the journal Epilepsia. Researchers achieved this advance by implementing “parallel…
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