01.24.2024
Clinical Alerts
01.24.2024
Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check
The CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain excludes those undergoing cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. In doing so, it seems to...
01.24.2024
Researchers Link Social Determinants to Pain Management in End-of-Life Care
Food insecurity among older adults is associated with increased dementia risk, poorer memory function, and faster memory decline, new research indicates. This study published in...
12.21.2023
Redefining Alzheimer’s Disease: A Podcast with Heather Whitson, Jason Karlawish, Lon Schneider
There is a growing push to change how we define Alzheimer’s disease from what was historically a clinically defined syndrome to a newer biological definition...
12.21.2023
Alzheimer’s Disease in Black Americans
In this Medscape TV Series, specialists from Indiana University discuss the progressive phases of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), at what point it is most appropriate to...
12.21.2023
Food Insecurity, Memory, and Dementia Among US Adults Aged 50 Years and Older
Food insecurity among older adults is associated with increased dementia risk, poorer memory function, and faster memory decline, new research indicates. This study published in...
11.28.2023
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Discontinuation in the Dying Patient
The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a form of life support for those with refractory respiratory or cardiac failure, has been steadily increasing. Unfortunately,...
11.28.2023
Eligibility for Anti-Amyloid Treatment in a Population-Based Study of Cognitive Aging
Treatment options for Alzheimer disease (AD) are limited and have focused mainly on symptomatic therapy and improving quality of life. Research on the applicability and...
11.28.2023
The Impact of Regular, Low-Dose, Sustained-Release Morphine for Chronic Breathlessness on Caregiver Burden: An Exploratory Analysis of The BEAMS Trial
Chronic breathlessness adversely impacts people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their caregivers (family and friends), who may, in turn, experience significant burden due to...