Depression Presents Diagnostic Challenges in Primary Care

Biomarkers in a pattern characteristic of Alzheimer pathology were identified in unspecified dementia, Parkinson dementia, and frontotemporal dementia.

"Primary Viewpoints," a podcast from Patient Care Online, brings you an exclusive interview with Rebekah Bernard, MD, a family physician and national speaker on physician wellness.

Authors found a dose-response relationship between MetS and dementia onset in the 4th decade; in those with all 5 components, risk of dementia was increased by 77%.

"Primary Viewpoints," a podcast from Patient Care Online, brings you an exclusive interview with Lynn Webster, MD, past president of the American Academy of Pain Medicine.

Suicide prevention falls squarely in the purview of primary care practitioners, says family physician Teresa Lovins, MD. She reviews an intervention with remarkable results.

The findings suggest that women who experience early menopause (age <40 vs >50 years) may constitute a sex-specific high-risk group for cognitive decline.