Geriatrics
News
Polypharmacy linked to increased AFib bleeding
Key clinical point: Among atrial fibrillation patients on an oral anticoagulant, those on at least four other medications concurrently had a...
News
Surprising new findings on hypertension in elderly blacks
Key clinical point: Older black patients with hypertension are less likely, by an absolute 10%-15%, to be at goal blood pressure than are their...
Conference Coverage
Dextromethorphan/quinidine mix quells Alzheimer’s anxiety, aggression
Key clinical point: The combination of dextromethorphan and quinidine helped to control agitation and aggression in Alzheimer’s patients. Major...
Conference Coverage
Idalopirdine/donepezil combo boosts cognition in Alzheimer’s
Key clinical point: A combination of an investigational 5-HT6 inhibitor and donepezil could provide a way to increase cognitive function in...
Commentary
Commentary: Managing major neurocognitive disorder in African Americans
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Diabetes in midlife raises dementia risk
Key clinical point: Primary prevention of diabetes or control of glucose in midlife may protect against cognitive decline later in life.
Conference Coverage
Simple risk score predicts dementia risk in type 2 diabetes
Key clinical point: It’s now readily possible to predict the 10-year dementia risk for individuals with type 2 diabetes.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Bioabsorbable polymer stents offer improved deliverability
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Medicare beneficiaries in hospice care get better care, have fewer costs
Key clinical point: Medicare beneficiaries with poor-prognosis cancer who received hospice care had lower rates of hospitalization, ICU admission...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Study reignites dental antibiotic prophylaxis controversy
News
Increased Alzheimer’s risk with long-term benzodiazepine use
Key clinical point: Chronic use of benzodiazepines by the elderly may boost their risk of Alzheimer’s disease in a dose-dependent fashion.