Sleep Quality Linked With Cognition Across Five Cohorts Inaugural Sleep and Dementia Consortium analysis points to associations with sleep apnea Jul 19, 2023
PPI Still Common With Self-Expanding TAVR But rates are now "Sapien-like," editorialist says Jul 19, 2023
'Exciting' siRNA Therapy for Hypertension Passes First Hurdle Injections stop liver-specific synthesis of angiotensinogen Jul 19, 2023
PCP Visits Before Emergency Surgery Tied to Lower Mortality in Older Adults Protective effect was similar for both Black and white Medicare patients Jul 19, 2023
This Common Device Can Slow Cognitive Decline, Trial Shows Hearing loss is more than a marker for dementia risk, it appears Jul 18, 2023
Donanemab Slows Progression in Early Alzheimer's Safety issues linger, as details of three deaths emerge Jul 17, 2023
Retinal OCT Shows Promise as Diagnostic Aid for Mild Cognitive Impairment Matched scans exhibit good repeatability, distinguish normal cognition from mild impairment Jul 17, 2023
Low Amyloid Burden Bodes Well for Future Dementia Risk A ray of hope amidst disappointing results from A4 trial Jul 17, 2023
Why Do Superagers Have Sharper Memory? Study untangles characteristics linked with better brains in 80-year-olds Jul 14, 2023
CMS Proposes Nearly 3.4% Cut in Medicare Physician Fees for 2024 Cut "raises significant concerns for medical groups," one organization says Jul 14, 2023
Age No Barrier to Preserved QoL, Functional Recovery After Surgery for CRC More than 70% of patients with a median age of 79 achieved both outcomes at 3-6 months Jul 13, 2023
Early-Pregnancy Serial BP Measurements Can Reclassify Risk of Preeclampsia BP trajectories improve on prediction using standard risk factors alone Jul 13, 2023
Social Isolation Tied to Brain Volume in Older Adults Relationship between brain atrophy and social contact may be "a vicious cycle" Jul 12, 2023
Registry Enrollment for Alzheimer's Drug Coverage Won't Help Much A minimalist policy for a minimalist treatment Jul 11, 2023
Imaging for Back and Joint Pain: Overuse Is an International Problem Australian primary care docs love to order scans, just like their American counterparts Jul 07, 2023
'Overweight' BMI Not Tied to Higher Risk of Death, U.S. Data Suggest Though clear link seen for BMIs of 30 and above Jul 07, 2023
Economical Epoprostenol Good Enough After Major Cardiac Surgery Randomized trial compared two inhaled pulmonary vasodilators Jul 06, 2023
Subclinical CVD Detected in Kids With Higher Arsenic Burden Local Superfund site may contribute to inorganic arsenic exposure Jun 30, 2023
Xeljanz Edges Humira Just a Bit for Real-World RA Patients, Study Suggests Australian researchers perform "target trial emulation" to compare popular drugs Jun 30, 2023
Dementia Risk Tied to Menopausal Hormone Therapy, Even in Women 55 and Younger But experts disagree about what the findings actually mean Jun 29, 2023
Protocol Optimizing Meds for T2D and CVD Pushed Beyond Cardiology Alone Endocrinologists urged to pay attention to COORDINATE trial Jun 27, 2023
Without Early Detection, Fighting Dementia Is an Uphill Battle A brief assessment in primary care can help identify patients most at risk Jun 27, 2023
At $20K, Stem Cell Eye Injections May Also Cost Patients Their Sight Patients claim vision got worse after "clinical trial" at Florida stem cell clinic Jun 26, 2023
Our Health Systems Aren't Ready for the Full Approval of Lecanemab Screening, administration, and eligibility concerns remain Jun 23, 2023
ARNI Again Shows Modest Benefits in HF With Mid-Range EF Randomized trial suggests benefit is largely in those with 40-60% ejection fraction Jun 23, 2023
MACRA Gets Mixed Reviews at House Hearing Despite good intentions, it hasn't solved Medicare's physician payment issues, experts say Jun 22, 2023
Colchicine's Rebirth as Cardiovascular Drug Approved by FDA Repurposed anti-inflammatory drug may be used alone or in combination with standard meds Jun 20, 2023
ENDO 2023 Roundup: More Imcivree Data; Statement on Aging; Novel Hypoparathyroid Tx Some more highlights from the Endocrine Society's annual meeting Jun 20, 2023
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Upped Incidence of Anemia in Older Adults An analysis of the ASPREE trial showed 100-mg aspirin led to more anemia events vs placebo Jun 19, 2023
Gabapentinoid, Opioid Prescriptions Rose in Older Patients After Surgery Almost all procedures had an increase in both types of prescribing, Medicare data showed Jun 16, 2023
No Increase in Major Cardiac Events With Testosterone-Replacement Therapy Men with hypogonadism and heart disease or risk factors saw no increased risk vs placebo Jun 16, 2023
MedPAC Recommends Cutting Admin Fees Paid to Docs Under Part B Program The goal is to make providers more sensitive to drug costs, says MedPAC's director Jun 15, 2023
Do Rheumatologists See Past RA Patients' Race? Randomized study finds no disparities in biologics prescribing, but questions linger Jun 15, 2023
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked With Increased Stroke Risk Swedish study is largest, with longest follow-up to date Jun 14, 2023
New Evidence Links Calcium Channel Blockers to Increased Risk of Glaucoma Meta-analysis shows highest glaucoma risk with CCB monotherapy, reduced IOP with beta-blockers Jun 13, 2023
AMA Declares Payment Reform an 'Urgent' Priority Delegates to hold leaders accountable for progress Jun 13, 2023
Lower Dementia Risk May Be Linked With Shingles Vaccine Unique randomization of 300,000 people in Wales suggests an association Jun 12, 2023
AMA Wrestles With Part B Drug Costs, Wheelchair Ramps, and Dementia Care At the House of Delegates meeting, members debated on various topics Jun 12, 2023
Real-World Data Affirms Next-Gen TAVR Device Advantage TVT registry compares outcomes with Evolut FX and Pro+ Jun 11, 2023
