Neurology

Improving your gut health can improve your brain health too, believes Ottawa pharmacist Kent MacLeod. In fact, he’s written an entire book on it. Biology of the Brain launched May 7 to a live Facebook audience of some 1,000 people.

UK and US issue health alerts regarding Kawasaki disease shock syndrome-like illness in children and teenagers

Neurological manifestations may include impaired consciousness, stroke, ataxia, seizure, taste/smell impairment, vision impairment, nerve pain and skeletal muscle pain

Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin are being used to treat and prevent COVID-19 despite weak evidence for effectiveness, and physicians and patients should be aware of the drugs’ potentially serious adverse events.