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When using brief cognitive assessments

Dementia Often Misclassified With Brief Cognitive Assessments

Only consistent predictor of overall misclassification was absence of informant-rated poor memory
From 2016 to 2017

CDC: U.S. Life Expectancy Decreased From 2016 to 2017

Reports also show recent increases in drug overdose deaths and suicide mortality in United States
Certain sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists demonstrate significant cardiovascular (CV) benefit and should be used for reducing CV risk in patients with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Certain SGLT2 Inhibitors, GLP-1 RAs for T2DM Also Cut CV Risk

Report provides guidance on reducing CV risk in patients with T2DM and atherosclerotic CV disease
Laryngectomy outcomes appear to be associated with hospital volume for such cases

Higher-Volume Hospitals Have Better Laryngectomy Outcomes

Reduced morbidity associated with a minimum hospital volume threshold of six cases/year
Dry eye seems to have a significant negative impact on prolonged reading

Dry Eye Found to Have Negative Impact on Prolonged Reading

Dry eye with corneal staining has negative impact on reading speed in prolonged silent reading
A deep learning algorithm

Deep Learning Algorithm Detects Thoracic Pathologies on CXRs

CheXNeXt achieves radiologist-level performance for 11 pathologies on frontal-view chest radiographs
Severe vulvovaginal atrophy symptoms are associated with worse quality of life in postmenopausal women

Age-Related Vaginal Symptoms Tied to Worse Quality of Life

Burden of severe symptoms is high among postmenopausal women
Frequent persistent back pain is associated with increased mortality in older women

Persistent Back Pain Linked to Earlier Mortality in Older Women

Those with frequent persistent back pain have higher risk for all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer mortality
For individuals with obstructive sleep apnea treated with an optimally titrated mandibular advancement splint

Monitoring Movement Reflects Efficacy of Mandibular Splint

Monitoring mandibular movement reflects efficacy of oral appliance therapy in obstructive sleep apnea
A liquid biopsy using blood or cerebrospinal fluid can effectively quantify changes in mutation levels among pediatric patients being treated for diffuse midline gliomas

Liquid Biopsy Can Assess Tx Response of Peds Brain Tumors

Study is the first to document the utility of liquid biopsy in a pediatric brain tumor population