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We are seeing ever stronger need for centers willing and able to provide actual mental health assessment and treatment for people right off the street, said one child and adolescent psychiatrist.

In a multisite study, researchers found that most medication errors in children with cancer could be prevented.

The common coexistence of depression and multiple sclerosis may be explained in part by the involvement of a particular brain circuit, new research suggests.

Poor sleep quality or sleeping less than 7 hours a night during adolescence is linked to a 40% to 50% increase in risk for multiple sclerosis as an adult, new research shows.

Since the emergence of the first therapy, more than 20 agents with moderate to high efficacy have come to market for relapsing multiple sclerosis – but experts say thats both a blessing and problem.

A novel biosimilar matches natalizumab in terms of efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis, results from a new phase 3 trial show.

At the population level, small errors in blood pressure measurement can lead to the misclassification of millions of patients, one expert said.

Relatives and friends may not believe theyre truly sick.

Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant is linked to less disability and lower relapse rates than other disease-modifying therapies for patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.

Patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) fared better on intravenous efgartigimod (Vyvgart) than a placebo, but only 21.8% reached the primary endpoint of sustained platelet.