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Prevalence of dementia diagnoses increased in individuals with autism diagnosis

Medical Xpress

Individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis have an increased prevalence of identified dementia diagnoses, according to a research letter published online Jan. 2 in JAMA Network Open.

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Electronic Nudge Letters Do Not Improve Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in CKD

Physician's Weekly

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Neither delivery of electronic nudge letters nor letters to general practice increase uptake of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online June 7 in Circulation. Kristoffer Grundtvig Skaarup, M.D.,

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Sedation Exposure Dropped With Structured Music Trial

Physician's Weekly

Pairing music with awakening trials reduced sedation exposure and improved comfort and clarity in individuals receiving mechanical ventilation in the ICU. Individuals with a specified diagnosis before admission, traumatic or medical encephalopathy, or requiring deep sedation were excluded. vs 3 [IQR 3.1–4.2],

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Individual patterns in sleep apnea provide a better approach to diagnosis and treatment

Medical Xpress

One in ten Americans suffers from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), where breathing is repeatedly disrupted during sleep. OSA has been linked to increased risk of cardiac issues, dementia, and many other health problems.

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The Healthcare Vision of ChatGPT-4o and Multimodal LLMs

The Medical Futurist

Large language models will soon find their way in to everyday clinical settings , simply because the global shortage of healthcare personnel is becoming dire and AI will lend a hand with tasks that do not require skilled medical professionals. Current medical AIs only process one type of data, for example, text or X-ray images.

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Cough Monitoring Solutions: The Current Digital Health Landscape

The Medical Futurist

These could even make cough monitoring as common as step tracking to inform individual patients and provide doctors with deeper health insights. There is a tremendous value in simply empowering patients and doctors with this information,” says Dr. Peter Small , chief medical officer at Hyfe AI, a company that develops cough monitoring tools.

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Personalising whole genome sequencing doubles diagnosis of rare diseases

Medical Xpress

Tailoring the analysis of whole genome sequencing to individual patients could double the diagnostic rates of rare diseases, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.