Geriatrics
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High Rate of Rehospitalization After First Ischemic Stroke
80% were rehospitalized, primarily because of subsequent primary cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diagnoses.
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Older Adults Want Medicare, Insurance to Cover Obesity Drugs
However, only 30% would be willing to pay higher Medicare premiums to have these medications covered.
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Older adults with type 2 diabetes find weight loss, deprescribing benefits in GLP-1 agonists, small study suggests
GLP-1 agonists may help clinicians manage uncontrolled type 2 diabetes in some older patients without the need for additional glucose-controlling...
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More evidence metformin may be neuroprotective
Adults who stopped metformin early were 21% more likely to be diagnosed with dementia during follow-up.
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Decoding AFib recurrence: PCPs’ role in personalized care
Patients who have been hospitalized may be good candidates for oral anticoagulants to reduce their risk for stroke;...
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Support tool reduces hypoglycemia risk in type 2 diabetes
The tool was developed to help guide shared decision making for a goal A1c level, potential changes to treatment, and other steps to reduce the...
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Steady VKA therapy beats switch to NOAC in frail AFib patients: FRAIL-AF
The switch resulted in more bleeding without any reduction in thromboembolic complications or all-cause mortality.
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Is this the best screening test for prostate cancer?
Researchers from the United Kingdom found that half of men with apparently “safe” PSA levels had clinically significant prostate cancers when...
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Treating fractures in elderly patients: Beyond the broken bone
Osteoporosis management can prevent fractures, and follow-up after fractures can prevent future breaks.
Commentary
The most important study from ESC: FRAIL-AF
This is the kind of science that medicine should celebrate. There were no soft endpoints, financial conflicts, or spin.