Warning as brain-swelling ‘pink spot’ disease hits record high in UK – as Victorian bug becomes ‘immune to drugs’

A DISEASE that notoriously claimed the life of Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert — and may, more recently, have put The ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Opening patient’s skull after severe head injury decreases risk of death from brain swelling

After traumatic brain injury, craniectomy — a neurosurgical procedure in which part of the skull is removed — provides patients with better protection from death related to swelling of the brain than ...
MedPage Today

Brain Edema Risk May Be Lower With Modified Donanemab Dosing

An alternate dosing plan for the anti-amyloid drug donanemab (Kisunla) reduced the risk of brain edema and effusion but still maintained sufficient amyloid reduction in early Alzheimer's disease, the ...
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Rather than a painkiller allergy, a new study of Bruce Lee's brain suggests that his fatal collapse was actually caused by drinking too much water

When American audiences think of martial arts legends, Bruce Lee stands tall as both an icon and a mystery. The world was shocked on July 20, 1973, when Lee, age 32, suddenly collapsed in Hong Kong ...
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Boy, 5, dies after spiking high fever with seizure causing severe brain swelling, mother says

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVLY/Gray News) - A Minnesota boy who suffered swelling and damage to his brain after spiking a fever of nearly 106 degrees has died. According to his mother, Zaydan came down with ...