Geriatrics
Evidence-Based Reviews
Neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia: Monotherapy, or combination therapy?
A cholinesterase inhibitor plus memantine may be more effective than either medication alone.
Feature
Herpesvirus infections may have a pathogenic link to Alzheimer’s disease
From the Journals
Postop delirium management proposed as hospital performance measure
Delirium rates varied across hospitals.
Conference Coverage
Cognitive-behavioral therapy modified for maximum efficacy in the elderly
NEW YORK – CBT is well suited to treating depression in the elderly when adjusted for realistic goals that permit incremental steps toward...
Conference Coverage
Transient epileptic amnesia: Rare, treatable, and easy to miss
LOS ANGELES – A review of cases finds that neuroimaging with FDG-PET reveals focal abnormalities
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Is ‘medical aid in dying’ suicide?
And one in five Medicaid kids may have a mental health diagnosis.
Conference Coverage
Is medical aid in dying suicide?
WASHINGTON – The American Association of Suicidology issued a 2017 statement that medical aid in dying is not suicide. Two experts debate whether...
From the Journals
Anticholinergics’ link to dementia calls for vigilance in elderly
The associations seen were “moderate” but reflect an “appreciable risk” for patients.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Diabetes patients ignore a deadly risk
And a three-in-one pill could change hypertension treatment.
From the Journals
Alzheimer’s: Biomarkers, not cognition, will now define disorder
This new way of classifying AD may change the way doctors and patients talk about the disease – and, one day, could change treatment.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Antibiotic resistance leads to ‘nightmare’ bacteria
And Medicare formulary changes could be on the way.