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A screenshot of a TikTok video with Kelly Morris with the caption: I鈥檇 unplug your vent to charge my cell phone.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Suspended Over TikTok Videos About Patients

Only thing hurt in her posts were "people's feelings," nurse said

A mature person with Down syndrome draws in an activity book.

<乌鸦传媒>APOE Gene Influences Alzheimer's Symptoms, Biomarkers in Down Syndrome

Earlier Alzheimer's changes seen in APOE4 carriers

A young female healthcare worker in blue scrubs holding a brochure speaks to a concerned looking senior woman.

<乌鸦传媒>Give All Patients a Voice in Their Care

The pandemic has emphasized the importance of access to advance care planning

A computer rendering of the release of cytokines.

<乌鸦传媒>Two Inflammatory Proteins Linked With Slower Cognitive Decline

Surprise finding ties plasma cytokine levels with Alzheimer's biomarkers and cognition

A computer rendering of a Trulicity (dulaglutide) auto injector over a photo of a twisted sheet.

<乌鸦传媒>'Modest' Erectile Dysfunction Benefit With GLP-1 Agonist

Dulaglutide didn't improve pre-existing symptoms, but did prevent some new cases

A 3 layer pill with ixazomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone etched into it over a microscopy of multiple myeloma.

<乌鸦传媒>No Survival Benefit With All-Oral Regimen for Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma

Prolonging PFS a positive, as advances make OS improvement harder to achieve

A low angle view of a senior woman holding her bandaged wrist.

<乌鸦传媒>Does Grandma Need Surgery for That Broken Wrist?

Randomized trial findings should help in decision-making

EHA over a computer rendering of red blood cells flowing through an artery

<乌鸦传媒>Fixed-Duration, All-Oral Regimen Slows CLL Progression

Near-80% reduction in PFS hazard with ibrutinib-venetoclax versus obinutuzumab-chlorambucil

A microscopy of Neurofibrillary tangles in the Hippocampus of an old person with Alzheimer-related pathology.

<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Tau Vaccine Shows Immune Response, Safety

Exploratory, post hoc analyses hint at plasma NfL changes, and in some, slower cognitive decline

SLEEP over a conceptual image of dreaming: a woman in a bed floating in the clouds with birds.

<乌鸦传媒>Trouble Falling Asleep Predicts Later Cognitive Impairment

Depression and vascular disease may play roles

A senior woman visits with her female gynecologist.

<乌鸦传媒>Most Older Women Do Not Meet Criteria to Stop Cervical Cancer Screening

Inadequate screening in middle age, lack of medical record documentation highlighted

A photo of a traditional British breakfast with sausage, fried eggs, ham, toast, beans, a tomato, and mushrooms.

<乌鸦传媒>An Unhealthy Diet Feeds Into Clonal Hematopoiesis

Can diet mitigate the CVD risk of this age-related genetic phenomenon?

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<乌鸦传媒>Are All Types of Fractures Predictive of Osteoporosis?

Researchers investigate both traumatic, non-traumatic types

A female nurse at a computer workstation reviews a bone mineral density scan of her mature male patient

<乌鸦传媒>With Supplements, ADT in Prostate Cancer of Little Threat to Bone Density

Study suggests calcium/vitamin D alone sufficient for long-duration therapy

A lateral x-ray of a mans head with electrodes in place for deep brain stimulation

<乌鸦传媒>How Long Do Deep Brain Stimulation Benefits Last?

Parkinson's patients saw continued improvement in motor symptoms, quality of life

A photo collage of a wall clock and a portrait of a senior man staring into space and disintegrating into particles.

<乌鸦传媒>Cognitive Clock Predicts Brain Health

Brain age forecasts outcomes better than chronological age

A computer rendering of phosphorylation of tau proteins

<乌鸦传媒>Simple Tool Predicts Individual Alzheimer's Risk

Blood and quick cognitive tests boost accuracy to 90%

AACE over a computer rendering of a woman with her pituitary and thyroid glands highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>High Frequency Spinal Stimulation Succeeds in Diabetic Neuropathy

Pain relief was significant and durable in SENZA-PDN trial

AACE over a computer rendering of a woman with her pituitary and thyroid glands highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>Two-Agent Osteoporosis Treatment Boosts BMD

3D DXA images shows separate assessments of trabecular and cortical bone in ACTIVExtend trial

AACE over a computer rendering of a woman with her pituitary and thyroid glands highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>COVID-19 in Diabetes: What Mediates Risk?

Certain clinical factors tied to higher chance of severe infection

A photo of Daniel Gibbs, MD, PhD, next to his book A Tattoo on My Brain

<乌鸦传媒>A Neurologist Faces His Alzheimer's Disease

"I'm in the ring with the tiger," says Daniel Gibbs

A blue gloved hand holds a test tube of blood labeled Testosterone - Test over a form with results showing low testosterone.

<乌鸦传媒>Low Testosterone Could Be Bad News in COVID-19

In small study, men with low levels were more likely to have severe illness

<乌鸦传媒>Breast Cancer Screening During COVID Reveals Inequities

Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, discusses new findings and his takeaway

ACC over a computer rendering of the human heart and major blood vessels

<乌鸦传媒>Renal Denervation Shows Worth in Resistant Hypertension

Catheter-based procedure gets a win in RADIANCE-HTN TRIO

An example of text characters translated from brain signals by an implanted sensor

<乌鸦传媒>Implanted Sensor Translates Brain Signals Into Text

Brain-computer interface decodes handwriting movements from neural activity

A young female nurse gives medication to an elderly woman laying in bed

<乌鸦传媒>Blood Thinners Continue at End of Life, Despite Risks

No clear guideline for stopping anticoagulants in patients with advanced dementia

A computer rendering of beta-amyloid protein clumping and tau protein accumulating in a brain with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.

<乌鸦传媒>Defining Alzheimer's: Should Cognitively Unimpaired People Be Included?

A definition that works for research is not right for the clinic, experts argue

A mature woman receives a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan

<乌鸦传媒>Bone Density Scans and Cardiovascular Disease: Two Birds, One Stone?

DXA scans may improve atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk-stratification for women

AAPM over a computer rendering of a transparent male body with light radiating from the spine

<乌鸦传媒>Will Telehealth Shape the Future of Pain Care?

Lessons from the pandemic may guide the way pain medicine is delivered

AAPM over a computer rendering of a transparent male body with light radiating from the spine

<乌鸦传媒>COVID-19 Pain Poses Unique Challenges

Neuropathic pain may be common, especially after prolonged ICU stay

AAN over a computer rendering of synapses signaling

<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Aducanumab Redosing Study Underway

Nearly 1,400 patients whose treatment was stopped when trials were halted have enrolled

AAN over a computer rendering of synapses signaling

<乌鸦传媒>Vaccines and Long COVID: Top NIH Leaders Weigh in at Neurology Meeting

Can research on long COVID help people with chronic fatigue?

AAN over a computer rendering of synapses signaling

<乌鸦传媒>Blood-Based Markers Tied to Brain Cell and Memory Loss

Another step closer to clinical utility for tracking neurodegeneration

A photo of gastroenterologists operating the GERDx device.

<乌鸦传媒>Can an Agile Endoscopic Device Curb PPI-Dependent GERD?

GERDx device improved quality of life; not so much for esophageal acid exposure

A patient covered in surgical cloth is about to receive an eye injection

<乌鸦传媒>Safety Data Mixed for Anti-VEGF Eye Drugs

Continued concern over systemic effects in high-risk patients

<乌鸦传媒>New Side Effect From mRNA COVID Vaccines?

Surprise finding in Israeli case series

AACR over a computer rendering of a tumor

<乌鸦传媒>New Anti-PD1 Drugs Boost Survival in Treated Lung Cancer

Questions about generalizability of results with China-developed therapies

A vial of blood laying on a test form with Vitamin D (total) checked off in red marker

<乌鸦传媒>USPSTF: Routine Vitamin D Screening Still on Shaky Ground

Not enough evidence for an ideal level of vitamin D

A computer rendering of a box of Antibiotic tablets with loose tablets and a blister pack

<乌鸦传媒>Common Antibiotics Spell Trouble in Existing Aortopathy

More data to support the elevated risk posed by fluoroquinolones to the aortic wall

A computer rendering of prostate cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>More Benefit With Taxane for Aggressive Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Higher clinical benefit rate with front-line cabazitaxel versus androgen receptor inhibitor

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