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

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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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What We Now Know About COVID Prevention and Treatment: A Podcast with Monica Gandhi

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And their death rate was so high during Omicron because they had distrust to the vaccine and distrust to the government. And one in five people had a serious COVID complication. They had 30% vaccination rate among their elderly when Omicron hit. Vaccinating and boosting older people is the most important thing you can do. Monica: Yes.