Man, 66, experiences 'sudden' aphasia following a stroke - other warning signs to spot
The patient experienced "sudden" onset aphasia, which is difficulty with language or speech. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Janssen to Highlight Latest Scientific Advances in Hematologic Diseases at ASH 2022 with Clinical and Real-World Data Across Innovative Pipeline and Distinguished Portfolio
RARITAN, N.J., November 3, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson are committed to redefining treatment outcomes in the hematology setting and today announced that abstracts from more than 50 company-sponsored studies, plus more than 20 investigator-initiated studies, will be presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans from December 10-13, 2022. Janssen’s commitment to advancing an innovative portfolio of therapies for healthcare professionals and patients is evidenced through more than 70 presentations that span clinical studies and r...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - November 3, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
Bruce Willis’ aphasia ‘impacts his cognitive abilities’ - symptoms of the star's condition
Aphasia is a condition that can affect how a person understands and uses language. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Neuropsychiatric outcomes and caregiver distress in primary progressive aphasia - Se çkin M, Yıldırım E, Demir, Orhun, Bülbül E, Aziz Velioğlu H, Öktem, Yeşilot N, Çoban O, Gürvit H.
In this study, we aimed to outline the neuropsychiatric consequences of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and to understand how neuropsychiatric symptomatology affects distress in caregivers. METHODS: The Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 25, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Why John Fetterman Needs Closed Captioning Technology After His Stroke
Five months after the Democratic nominee in one of the nation’s most competitive Senate races suffered a stroke, there’s still a lot to learn about his recovery.
In the final weeks of the Pennsylvania Senate campaign, a key Republican attack against the state’s lieutenant governor, John Fetterman, has centered on his use of closed-captioning technology, which translates audio into text on a screen in real-time. He relied on the technology during an interview conducted Friday with NBC News, his first in-person, on-camera sit-down since his stroke in May.
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Source: TIME: Health - October 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mini Racker Tags: Uncategorized elections Explainer healthscienceclimate uspoliticspolicy Source Type: news
Distinguishing Primary Progressive Aphasia Subtypes: New Data Distinguishing Primary Progressive Aphasia Subtypes: New Data
High levels of brain total creatine (tCr) are associated with worse primary progressive aphasia (PPA) symptom severity, and brain metabolite levels of tCr differed between PPA subtypes.First Look (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - September 23, 2022 Category: Pathology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Electrophysiology reveals cognitive-linguistic alterations after concussion - Ledwidge PS, Jones CM, Huston CA, Trenkamp M, Bator B, Laeng J.
Language deficits and alterations to the N400 ERP are commonly reported in aphasia and moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), but have seldomly been investigated after mild TBI, such as concussion. In the present study, the N400 was recorded from... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: TBI Source Type: news
Longer-term Data from CARTITUDE-1 Study Demonstrate Continued Deep and Durable Responses to CARVYKTI ™ (ciltacabtagene autoleucel) in Heavily Pretreated Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, June 4, 2022 – – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today updated results from the Phase 1b/2 CARTITUDE-1 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of CARVYKTI™ (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel), a B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-directed chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy. The study included patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) who had received >3 lines of therapy including a proteasome inhibitor (PI), an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody and an immunomodulatory agent (IMiD) or were double refractory to an IMiD and PI a...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - June 4, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
A Biomarker Linked to Primary Progressive Aphasia Severity A Biomarker Linked to Primary Progressive Aphasia Severity
Total brain levels could predict disease severity and subtype.First Look (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - June 3, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Janssen to Highlight Science, Innovation and Advances in Robust Oncology Portfolio and Pipeline Through More Than 60 Data Presentations at ASCO and EHA
RARITAN, N.J., May 31, 2022 — The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that new research and data from its robust oncology portfolio and pipeline of investigational therapies will be presented at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, taking place June 3-7 in Chicago, and the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2022 Congress taking place in Vienna, Austria, June 9-12. More than 60 presentations from company-sponsored studies across the two congresses, including 14 oral presentations, will feature new data and updates for both approved and investigation...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 31, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
'I struggle' Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming Willis on the 'toll' of caring for ill husband
THE NEWS that Bruce Willis was stepping away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia shocked his fans across the globe. Since then, the condition, which is usually caused by damage to the left side of the brain, has not only impacted the actor, but his family. Most recently, his wife Emma Heming Willis has revealed how she has "struggled" to care for herself amidst caring for Bruce. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Acupuncture Is Going Mainstream in Medicine
When the opioid addiction crisis began to surge in the U.S. about a decade ago, Dr. Medhat Mikhael spent a lot of time talking to his patients about other ways to heal pain besides opioids, from other types of medications to alternative treatments.
As a pain management specialist at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, Calif., he didn’t anticipate leaving behind the short-term use of opioids altogether, since they work so well for post-surgical pain. But he wanted to recommend a remedy that was safer and still effective.
That turned out to be acupuncture.
“Like any treatment, acupuncture...
Source: TIME: Health - April 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Millard Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate medicine Source Type: news
Bruce Willis: Doctor explains the actor's aphasia diagnosis - symptoms, risks and causes
BRUCE WILLIS, 67, has taken the difficult decision to retire from acting following his aphasia diagnosis. Express.co.uk spoke exclusively to Doctor Stuart Sanders, GP at The London General Practice to understand more about the condition. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bruce Willis, wife Emma go 'off the grid' for hike in touching photos taken by their daughter
Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis are enjoying each other's company following the announcement he will be “stepping away” from acting due to his aphasia diagnosis. #brucewillis #emmahemingwillis #hike (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Completed suicide by firearm in an individual with the agrammatic variant of primary progressive aphasia: case report - Patel D, Andersen S, Smith K, Ritter A.
The agrammatic or nonfluent variant of Primary Progressive Aphasia (nfvPPA) is a form of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) that is characterized by progressive language dysfunction, poor sentence construction, and low verbal fluency. Individuals with nfvPPA ha... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 6, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
