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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. If so, how do we screen and who do we screen? What should we use to screen individuals? Cognitive screening.

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

The 80-year-old Ray Flynn lost his central vision entirely, but with the help of the retinal implant, he could make out shapes on the computer screen. Digital contact lenses sound like science fiction: the translucent layer on your eye transmitting special information about your body to an outside device.

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Pregnancy outcomes and complications in refugees and other newcomers at a Family Medicine practice in Philadelphia, PA [Women's health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective The specific needs of preconception screenings, antenatal care, and birth outcomes in newcomers need to be better understood. Setting/Dataset Data were extracted from the electronic health records at a Family Medicine practice in Philadelphia, PA.

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Mastering Responses to FDA 510(k) AI Letters: A Strategic Approach

FDA Law Blog

Understanding the Traditional 510(k) Review Timeline There are three types of Premarket Notification 510(k)s: Traditional , Special , and Abbreviated. These AI requests often address complicated scientific scenarios in which a submitter has already provided some information, but FDA is not completely satisfied.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

But experts say the risks can be lowered through heart screenings, close monitoring and giving magnesium before and during treatment, The Times added in its report. Nolan Williams, director of Stanford Universitys Brain Stimulation Lab, who led the Nature Medicine study. Ibogaine can be dangerous for people with heart problems.

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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

GeriPal

So I make the point, they often say, “Oh, you have this special population,” like pediatrics, where it’s 10% or something. Because a lot of my colleagues, who are like transplant coordinators for example, are asking, “Can you help us better screened for which older adults would be fit enough to go for transplant?

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Palliative care for cancer: Podcast with Jennifer Temel and Areej El-Jawahri

GeriPal

Alex: And we are also delighted to welcome Areej El-Jawahri, who is an oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital as well, who specializes in blood cancers. I had it on my screen. Welcome to the GeriPal podcast, Jennifer. Jennifer: Thanks. Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast, Areej. Areej: Thanks so much for having us. Jennifer: Yeah.

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