Jun 30, 2025
Climate change is no longer a distant worry—it’s showing up in neurology clinics across the US, from Lyme meningitis in the Midwest to worsening migraines during heat waves, climate-linked and vector-borne neurological conditions are entering the differential.
Our guests today are two experts on climate change and...
May 27, 2025
Restless leg syndrome is a common movement and sleep disorder affecting 2-3% of the population. Certain neurologic disorders are associated with a higher incidence, and neuropsychiatric medications prescribed by neurologists and psychiatrists often exacerbate these symptoms. In January, the American Academy of Sleep...
Apr 29, 2025
Look around you right now and think for a minute about all of the things you’re exposed to: the coffee you’re drinking, the mug holding the coffee you’re drinking, the soap that mug was washed in, the sleep you got last night -- or didn’t get. All of this is part of what we now call your exposome. And as...
Mar 25, 2025
Neurologists bring an important perspective to health policy. But few have formal training in how to advocate for patients at a state or national level. Our guest today, Dr. Kara Stavros, is an associate professor of neurology at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the President of the Rhode...
Feb 25, 2025
Parkinson’s Disease has long been a clinical diagnosis. But recently, there have been proposals to redefine the disease based on biomarkers of alpha-synucleinopathy and dopaminergic dysfunction. A similar shift has already occurred in Alzheimer disease, with the “amyloid, tau, and neurodegeneration,” or...