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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

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Our field really lacks specificity in the terms that we use, and I think we really don’t know how chronic cancer pain, let’s say, a few years out from that initial diagnosis differs from, let’s say, chronic low back pain. And that’s because we were on the podcast. That probably happened after the podcast.

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Even With Statins, Modifi able Risk Factors Drive MACE Risk in HIV

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2.27), those with a family history of premature cardiovascular disease (HR, 1.53; 95% CI, 1.16, 2.03), current smokers (HR, 2.27; 95% CI, 1.65, 3.13), individuals with hypertension (HR, 1.77; 95% CI, 1.36-2.30), The increased risk was also observed in Black individuals versus White race in high-income countries (HR, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.19-2.27),

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Redefining Alzheimer’s Disease: A Podcast with Heather Whitson, Jason Karlawish, Lon Schneider

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If you are interested in learning more about the draft guidelines and the response from AGS to these guidelines, check out the following links: Revised Criteria for Diagnosis and Staging of Alzheimer’s Disease: Alzheimer’s Association Workgroup AGS’s response to the revised criteria Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

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