Education Not Tied to Rate of Cognitive Change in Seniors
Education was not associated with onset, rate of accelerated decline before dementia diagnosis
Johnson & Johnson to Provide Drug Prices in TV Ads
Drug list prices, typical out-of-pocket costs will appear on screen at end of commercials
Trazodone Not Associated With Reduced Risk for Dementia
Study refutes animal studies suggesting trazodone delays dementia in patients at prodromal stage
Discord Found in Clinician-, Criteria-Based Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
Physicians fail to ID half of criteria-positive patients, incorrectly ID 11 percent of criteria-negative patients
ERAS Protocol Can Cut Opioid Use After Spine Surgery
Decline seen in postoperative opioid requirements after elective spinal, peripheral nerve surgery
EEG-Guided Anesthesia Does Not Cut Postop Delirium in Seniors
Significantly less median cumulative time found with EEG suppression in EEG-guided group vs. usual care
Ethnic Differences Seen at Time of Dementia Diagnosis in U.K.
Asian and black patients younger at diagnosis, have lower cognitive scores than white patients
Compounded Topical Pain Creams No Better Than Placebo
At one month, no significant difference seen in positive outcomes for treatment vs. control
Evidence of Therapeutic Efficacy Substantial for Cannabis Use
Substantial, conclusive evidence of therapeutic efficacy found for 85.5 percent of qualifying conditions
Frailty Tied to Liver Transplant Wait-List Mortality in Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis patients with ascites or hepatic encephalopathy are more likely to experience frailty