Geriatrics
Conference Coverage
Health linked closely to ‘American Dream,’ surgeon general says
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy called on his fellow hospitalist physicians to help build a “culture of prevention in America, a culture...
Commentary
Drug interaction myths
Should triptans never be prescribed when patients take SSRIs or SNRIs? And what about mixing alpha blockers and phosphodiesterase inhibitors?
Conference Coverage
Reslizumab especially effective in eosinophilic asthma with nasal polyps
LOS ANGELES – Reslizumab’s benefits were also particularly strong in older asthma patients.
News
Antidepressants tied to lower dementia mortality
Key clinical point: People on antidepressants during the 3 years prior to a new diagnosis of dementia had significantly reduced mortality during 2...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Treat most older women with stage I breast cancer with lumpectomy only
Video
VIDEO: How to navigate value-based care payer contracts
Learn how to navigate payer contracts when operating within value-based care models.
News
AD patients start antidepressants before diagnosis
News
Gait speed hones risk stratification of elderly heart failure patients
Key clinical point: Gait speed was independently associated with hospitalization and death, and aided in risk stratification of elderly patients...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Ischemic-stroke thrombectomy use widens and refines
Conference Coverage
Thiamine repletion promising strategy in septic shock
Key clinical point: Thiamine supplementation reduced kidney failure and improved survival for thiamine-deficient patients in septic shock. Major...