Brandon May

Brandon May is a freelance medical writer and owner of May Medical Communications, LLC. He holds a BS in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Houston. Throughout his career, he has written over 700 medical news articles across several different therapeutic areas. In addition to covering the medical news, Brandon also creates content for continuing medical education providers, hospitals, and pharmaceutical and medical device companies across the globe.

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Tech Talk

Mobile Health Apps Becoming More Popular Among Patients and Clinicians

Brandon May

November 21, 2017

Clinicians and patients use this technology to monitor health, behaviors, and treatment outcomes.

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Business

New Legislation Needed to Entice Interest of Insurers to Enter the ACA Marketplace

Brandon May

November 17, 2017

Implementing new policies that will persuade insurers to enter the Affordable Care Act marketplace will improve equity and affordability.

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Blogs

Childhood Abuse Associated With Migraine, Neuroticism in Adulthood

Brandon May

November 17, 2017

Neuroticism was found to be a mediator between migraine diagnosis and childhood abuse.

Neurology

Cerebrospinal Fluid and MRI Findings May Predict Alzheimer’s Dementia Risk

Brandon May

November 16, 2017

Abnormal cerebrospinal fluid and magnetic resonance imaging findings are highly predictive of Alzheimer disease dementia risk in patients with mild cognitive impairment.

Medicine

Interdisciplinary, Disease-Based Peer Review Optimizes Patient Care

Brandon May

November 15, 2017

The peer review process should be interdisciplinary for cases in which treatment relies on multiple specialties.

Neurology

Outcomes With Early vs Delayed Statin Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Brandon May

November 15, 2017

Results of early statin therapy within 24 hours of hospital admission are similar to delayed statin intervention for reducing 90-day disability in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

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Medicine

Do Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Influence Opioid Prescribing?

Brandon May

November 14, 2017

Although registration in prescription drug monitoring programs was shown to lead to statewide declines in high-risk opioid prescriptions, these declines were similar to those observed in non-PDMP registrants.