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

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So my family is from Maui and were impacted by the wildfires, so I really appreciate this. Alex: How is your family doing? My family’s also from Maui. And her dad’s family, the Makekaus family, which is based in Lahaina, and we actually visited their grave sites there, when we were there a few years ago.

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

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We now have biomarkers that can reasonably approximate the degree of amyloid build-up in the brain with a simple blood test. We have two new FDA-approved medications that reduce that amyloid buildup and modestly slow down the progression of the disease. So I get all the referrals from my great colleagues in primary care.

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Podcast Episode: Febrile Seizures

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Family history of febrile seizures. Obviously, you should ask about immunization status and whether or not the child has any underlying medical or neurologic problems or developmental delay. And let’s be honest, the term simple sort of undersells how scary this is for families. A recent immunization. Atopic diseases.

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