Pearls for Primary Care: How to Talk About Agitation in Alzheimer Disease with Caregivers
A geriatric psychiatrist talks about the importance of asking caregivers about behavior in order to understand and treat agitation in Alzheimer dementia.
Antiobesity Medications May Help Lower Alcohol Use, New Study Suggests
In a study of adults enrolled in a telehealth weight management program, 45% decreased their alcohol use after taking antiobesity medication.
NDA Submission for Anaphylm (Epinephrine) Sublingual Film on Track for Q1 2025, Company Says
Aquestive Therapeutics announced positive feedback from the FDA this week that keeps NDA planning for the novel epinephrine product on solid ground.
10 Can't Miss Doctor Gifts Worth Giving in 2024
Holiday health care gift-giving season is here and we've done some window shopping for our primary care readers. Take a breath and scroll through our top 10 suggestions for 2024.
Awareness of Lung Cancer Screening Remains Low in US: Daily Dose
Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.
New Review Highlights Need to Address Sleep Disturbances in Patients with Dementia
Review authors emphasized the need for a more comprehensive approach to dementia management.
Counseling Patients on False Positives in cfDNA Blood-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening
William Grady, MD, highlights ongoing efforts to improve test sensitivity and developments of new blood-based tests for early detection of CRC.
New Trial Backs Intensive Blood Pressure Target for Adults with T2D: Daily Dose
Pandemic Medical Misinformation Has Not Prompted Disciplinary Action: Daily Dose
Colorectal Cancer Screening: Considerations for Using Cell-Free DNA Blood Tests in Older Adults
William Grady, MD, coauthor of the ECLIPSE study, discusses the use of non-invasive cfDNA blood-based tests for CRC screening in older adults.
Long-Term Study Provides Insights into Cognitive Aging: Daily Dose
New Proposal Seeks to Expand Medicare, Medicaid Coverage for Antiobesity Drugs
The proposal would expand antiobesity drug access for more than 7 million people with Medicare and Medicaid coverage.
CDC Releases Annual STI Report: Daily Dose
Right-Sided Chest Pain, Elevated HR: Seen in the ED
A woman in her early 50s presents with 6 hours of right sided pleuritic chest pain. What do the history and ECG suggest? What's yoru Dx?
Amgen Reports Promising Phase 2 Data on MariTide for Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Management
The investigational weight loss drug showed substantial weight loss among people with obesity or overweight with or without T2D without plateaus.
USPSTF Reaffirms Syphilis Screening for Pregnant Individuals Amid Rising Congenital Syphilis Rates
Comments on the draft recommendation can be submitted through December 23, 2024.
Middle-Aged Women Found Down: Seen in the ED
The patient shows no signs of trauma but is a poor historian so no further details are available. Do her vitals or ECG provide any clues to a Dx?
Sex-Specific Dementia Risk in Older Adults with OSA: Daily Dose
GLP-1RAs, SGLT2is Cut Risk of Future MI, Stroke in Survivors: Daily Dose
Colorectal Cancer: How a New Blood-Based DNA Test Stacks Up in Screening Options
William Grady, MD, coauthor of the ECLIPSE trial, discusses how the Shield cfDNA blood-based test compares to traditional CRC screening methods.
