Geriatrics
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Contentious Alzheimer’s drug likely to get national coverage plan, CMS says
It will accept public comments about how Medicare should cover aducanumab through Aug. 11.
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Dance training ‘drastically’ reduces Parkinson’s progression, eases symptoms
Findings ‘strongly suggest the benefits of dance’ as a supplemental treatment for people with PD, say the authors of a new study.
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Heart failure med undertreatment because of older age common, flouts evidence
The oldest less often received guideline-specified meds, especially at close to full dosage, maybe because advanced age is seen as an “intrinsic”...
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Chronic stress and genetics can raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Long-term stress and genetic factors may act through the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis to contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s...
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FDA fast-tracks lecanemab for Alzheimer’s disease
The drug is a humanized monoclonal antibody that selectively binds to large, soluble aggregated Abeta protofibrils.
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Stopping statins linked to death, CV events in elderly
A new study suggests that eliminating statins for elderly patients with polypharmacy may have negative effects that far outweigh any benefits.
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Watchdog group demands removal of FDA leaders after aducanumab approval
“This decision is a disastrous blow to the agency’s credibility, public health, and the financial sustainability of the Medicare program,” critic...
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The aducanumab revolution
As the controversial new Alzheimer’s drug makes its way from research settings to the clinic, practitioners brace for a potential sea change in...
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FDA approves controversial Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (Aduhelm)
Approval was granted despite an FDA advisory panel recommendation not to approve the drug.