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Geriatrics

News, opinions and meeting coverage in geriatrics.

Feared ARNI Effect on Cognition Hasn't Come to Fruition

Neurocognitive protection by sacubitril/valsartan suggested instead by observational study

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PhRMA Warns of Dire Consequences if Medicare Allowed to Negotiate Drug Prices

"We know how the story ends" when the government sets prices, group says

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Some Reassurance on Cognition in People With Older LVADs

Will newer devices look even better for neurological outcomes?

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Another Ivermectin Flop; 'Instant' Lung Cancer Decision Tool; Triple COPD Tx & Death

Highlights from the European Respiratory Society virtual meeting

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Lymphoma in RA: Disease Activity Matters

Strongest risk factors were baseline disease activity scores and bone erosions

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Targeting Bacteria in COPD Shows Promise

Great potential seen despite mixed results in two new trials

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Feeling Better in COPD: Simple Solution?

No fancy high-tech drug needed, studies suggest

Overdiagnosis of Kidney Disease; Severity of the Delta Variant

Also this week in TTHealthWatch: Tight blood pressure control and COVID sequelae at 6 months

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'Hot Enough for You?' It's No Joke for COPD Patients

Increased risk of exacerbations with hot weather, study finds

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FDA Slaps Restrictions on JAK Inhibitors Over Serious Safety Risks

Use for inflammatory conditions limited to those who fail on TNF blockers

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ADT Options for Prostate Cancer Come Out Even for Heart Safety

But low enrollment brought PRONOUNCE trial to an early close

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Continuous Monitoring With Implantable Loop Recorder Finds More Afib

But preventing strokes? That's a different story.

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LAA Occluder Opens Doors to Patients Who Can't Tolerate Blood Thinners Even Briefly

The Amulet IDE trial that led to Amplatzer Amulet's FDA approval

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Can Image-Guided Fibrosis Ablation Help in Persistent Afib?

Targeting fibrosis in afib with minimal fibrotic disease may improve outcomes, says researcher

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Stenting or Surgery for Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis?

No differences in outcomes seen between groups

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Good Results When Giving Flu Shots to MI Survivors Still in the Hospital

Vaccination prior to discharge linked to heart benefit

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European CVD Prevention Guide Leans on Age Stratification

Update has new risk assessment score but goes easy on blood pressure

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Lower BP Targets Again Affirmed in Major Trial

STEP trial from China shows major benefits in older population

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Mineral Oil Likely Accounts for Some -- But Not All -- of Vascepa's ASCVD Benefit

Danish study fans the flames of REDUCE-IT controversy

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Polypills Ready for Prime Time in Large Swaths of People, Researchers Say

Question now is how to implement fixed-dose combo therapy in clinical practice

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His Bundle Pacing Stars in European Guidelines

Revised edition could signal coming U.S. recommendations too

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Ablation, CRT Boost Survival in Permanent Afib With Narrow QRS

APAF-CRT trial reinforces the case for expanded CRT indication

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Edoxaban: A Mixed Bag for TAVR Patients Needing Anticoagulation

Weighing positive efficacy data against excess GI bleeds

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Revamped Valve Disease Guideline: Europe Sees Nearly Eye to Eye With U.S.

There is a different approach to deciding the suitability of TAVR, however

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A Familiar Drug Can Keep Early-Stage HCM at Bay

Treatment with valsartan most beneficial when started early?

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Empagliflozin Improves Outcomes in HFpEF Patients

"A major win" for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, says editorialist

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New Heart Failure Guidelines Released, but Are They Already Out of Date?

Results of EMPEROR-Preserved contradict guidance

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Milder Heart Failure Might Benefit From Implantable Monitors

Randomized trial signals benefit, albeit hampered by the pandemic

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Deadly Arrhythmias Less of a Risk for HF Patients on Dapagliflozin

DAPA-HF analysis further explores mechanism of SGLT2 inhibitor's heart benefits

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Heart Failure Again Takes Center Stage at ESC

EMPEROR-Preserved, new guidelines, and more to come

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Blood Test Discerns Alzheimer's From Other Dementia With High Accuracy

Plasma p-tau moves another step closer to clinical use

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Emergency Medicine Residents Report High Rates of Mistreatment

Large survey study also found that such experiences were linked to increased suicidality

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Pharmacist Charged for Vax Card Sales; Moderna Recipe Fight; Drug Waste Report COIs

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Parkinson's Drug Tied to Increased Hospitalizations, Death

Mortality risk persisted in people taking pimavanserin

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Bell's Palsy After COVID Vaccines Still Very Rare

New study looks at Pfizer, CoronaVac shots in Hong Kong

FDA APPROVED calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium oxybates (Xywav) over a photo of a young woman asleep at her computer.

First Drug OK'd for Idiopathic Hypersomnia

Sleep drug Xywav gains a new indication

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Medicare's Radiation Oncology Payment Model Vexes Oncology Community

Participation required for certain radiation oncology practices starting next January

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Does CPAP Therapy for Sleep Apnea Really Have Heart Benefits?

The Skeptical Cardiologist laments lack of high-quality RCTs in the literature

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Anti-VEGF Injections Preserved Vision in Severe Diabetic Retinopathy

Aflibercept also reduced vision-threatening complications

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New Data on Opioids for Chronic Pain: Less Than Meets the Eye?

Unclear what, if anything, new NCHS report means

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