Heart Health and Dementia Risk; The End of Pap Smears: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include dementia risk, the importance of serum cholesterol, Medicare's drug costs, and cervical cancer screening recommendations Aug 25, 2018 podcast
Elephants and Alzheimer's; Omega-3 and Epilepsy; Eye Disease and Dementia News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Aug 14, 2018
Athletes and Hearts; Best Meds for ADHD: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include secondhand smoke and adolescents, labor induction, screening young athletes for cardiac problems, and ADHD medicines. Aug 11, 2018 podcast
Opioid Use Rising in ADHD Patients on Stimulants Concomitant usage poses danger for addiction, overdose Aug 10, 2018
Antidepressant After ACS May Help Long-Term Cardiac Outcomes Extended trial follow-up shows advantages where prior RCTs have not Jul 26, 2018
Gut-Liver-Brain Interactions Tied to Alzheimer’s Studies may explain mixed results of omega-3 trials Jul 26, 2018
Tight BP Control Lowers Risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment Data came from controversial SPRINT trial Jul 26, 2018
Docs' Mental Health: State Boards Have Their Say Last in a three-part Â鶹´«Ã½ investigation Jul 26, 2018
Anti-Amyloid Drug Slows Cognitive Decline in Mid-Stage Trial But will findings be replicated in phase III studies? Jul 26, 2018
Tailored Lighting Improves Alzheimer's Patients Sleep, Mood Exposure to specific light helped regulate circadian rhythms Jul 25, 2018
Nabilone Effective for Easing Agitation in Alzheimer's Cognition, neuropsychiatric symptoms also improved with synthetic cannabinoid Jul 25, 2018
Alzheimer's Guidelines for Primary Care Announced Take concerns seriously, communicate results clearly, guidelines recommend Jul 22, 2018
Docs' Mental Health: Do State Boards Have a Right to Ask? Second of a three-part Â鶹´«Ã½ investigation Jul 19, 2018
How Bad Are Sleep Problems for Hospital Patients? Pretty bad, say Dutch researchers, but fixable with "simple changes" in nightly routines Jul 18, 2018
Nitrate-Cured Meats Linked to Manic Episodes Meat sticks, jerky showed biggest association Jul 18, 2018
Curiosity About Trump's Cognitive Test May Skew Patients' Results Wide media coverage revealed MoCA questions and answers Jul 16, 2018
Proposed: Screen Patients with Certain Infections for Opioid Addiction Expert panel identifies endocarditis, skin abscess, others as flags for drug abuse Jul 14, 2018
Anti-Terror Tech to Fight Rx Fraud Palantir can spot wrongdoing, but there may be a cost Jul 12, 2018
'Chasing the Dragon' Diagnostic Criteria Proposed Heroin inhalation method emerging as popular, but literature is scarce Jul 09, 2018
Beware of NSAIDs in Early Pregnancy A new study found that these agents increase risk of miscarriage Jul 07, 2018
Oral Meds Relieve Acute Migraine Attacks Rimegepant and ubrogepant lessen headache pain and bothersome symptoms Jul 05, 2018
Migraine Patterns Often Change During Menopause Falling estrogen levels may worsen headaches Jul 05, 2018
Patients Often Mistake Migraine 'Triggers' Tracking app data show little association for chocolate, nitrates, MSG Jul 03, 2018
Galcanezumab Offers Help for Cluster Headache and Migraine CGRP blocker reduced frequency of both types of headache more than placebo Jul 03, 2018
Lasmiditan Provides Rapid Migraine Relief First-in-class drug promises efficacy without cardiovascular side effects Jul 02, 2018
FDA Advisory Committee Rejects New ER Opioid Votes 3-14 against recommending product approval Jun 27, 2018
New Antidepressant Use May Raise COPD Death Risk Taking SSRI/SNRI's linked to poorer respiratory outcomes in study Jun 26, 2018
ADHD Higher in Preterm Babies, Especially Girls Sibling study shows association may not be tied to genes or family environment Jun 25, 2018
Does Psychological Stress Trigger Autoimmune Disorders? F. Perry Wilson, MD, dissects a new study finding a link Jun 19, 2018 video
Eating Disorders Common in Overweight, Obese Young Adults Yet less likely to get a diagnosis of an eating disorder versus normal or underweight Jun 13, 2018
AMA Delegates Punt on Assisted Suicide Policy Also: resolution calling for more opioid training approved Jun 12, 2018
Surgeon General Urges AMA to Diversify Membership 'Ask yourselves if you're looking at where the puck is going' Jun 11, 2018
Patients on Opioids May Fail to Properly Prep for Colonoscopy Study finds users also more likely to suffer complications Jun 07, 2018
Minor Psychiatric Disorders Don't Predict GERD No significant correlations with anxiety, depression found in prospective study Jun 06, 2018
Hypertension in Pregnancy Tied to Autism, ADHD Researchers call for greater pediatric surveillance of infants in hypertensive moms Jun 06, 2018
Alzheimer's: Rethinking the 'One-Size-Fits-All' Approach NIH conference emphasizes tailored prevention and treatment May 29, 2018