In a randomized controlled trial, older patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who received ranibizumab were more likely to report meaningful improvements in visual function compared with their counterparts who were treated with verteporfin photodynamic therapy (PDT). Reuters Health Information
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued updated guidelines for the use of psychiatric medications during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Medscape Medical News
A retrospective analysis showed that portal venous pressure and small graft size may indicate the need for splenectomy during liver transplant to avoid posttransplant thrombocytopenia. Medscape Medical News
Is natalizumab, a recombinant, humanized monoclonal antibody, safe and effective in pediatric MS patients? Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
Imaging studies of patients with depression have identified brain-circuit abnormalities that correlated with symptoms of anhedonia, researchers report. Medscape Medical News
