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Today’s Dinner Special: Fiasco, Topped With Good Intentions

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
On a freezing early February morning, after an exhaustive search for the place that would suit her needs, my husband David moved his mother, Eloise, from her garden apartment in Westchester, NY, to an assisted living facility on the Upper West Side...

Prednisolone, Indomethacin Similarly Effective for Acute Gout

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
Oral prednisolone is as effective as indomethacin for relieving pain in acute gout and should be considered a first-line treatment option, according to a report published online in Annals of Internal Medicine.

AMDA, ABIM Foundation Launch Choosing Wisely Champions

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
The ABIM Foundation, in partnership with AMDA, is launching the Choosing Wisely Champions program. This new program seeks to highlight individual clinicians, or teams of clinicians who are going above and beyond to make significant contributions to...

In Jeopardy: Simple Patient Requests in Post-Modern Medicine

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
Tracey Delaplain, MD, an obstetrician-gynecologist blogging at “What’s for dinner, Doc?” ( http://whatsfordinnerdoc.com/ ), documented her experience with a hospitalist who ignored her dying sister’s pain and later excused his callousness by saying...

Post-TAVR Mortality Lower in Women

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
Women undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for severe aortic stenosis have lower 1-year mortality than men, even though their 30-day rates of vascular complications and major bleeding are worse, according to a report published in...

Comorbid Depression Worsens Asthma Outcomes in Older Adults

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Adults older than 55 with asthma and depression have nearly twice as many ED visits for asthma as do asthma patients without depression, based on findings in 402 asthma patients, Pooja O. Patel, MD, reported at the annual meeting of...

Anticancer Drug Bexarotene Inhibits Build-Up of Toxic Alzheimer’s Protein

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
Bexarotene, a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat skin cancer, stopped the primary nucleation step in the self-assembly of amyloid-beta-42 oligomers and delayed the formation of pathogenic aggregates that are associated with...

Long-Term Proton Pump Inhibitor Use Associated With Increased Risk of Dementia

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors was significantly associated with later diagnoses of dementia in adults 75 and older in a prospective cohort study of more than 73,000 individuals. The findings were published online in JAMA Neurology.

Conference Fellow Opportunity Announced

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
The Caring for the Frail Elderly Conference will take place Aug. 19–20, 2016 in Columbia, MO. The conference attracts nearly 300 professionals from around the state, including primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, nursing home...

Decision Guide Helps Families Navigate Path From Home to Hospitalization

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
It has occurred to every PALTC clinician on call, whether it’s a nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or physician. The skilled nursing facility calls with an acute change in status for a resident under your care. Fortunately, the nurse is well...