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Schizophrenia Sexual Dysfunction; Nuplazid Box Warning Tweak; Psych Practice Fraud?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Sep 20, 2023
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Schizophrenia Deadlier in Heat? SSRI Brain Changes; Antipsychotic Finger Sweat Test

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Sep 06, 2023
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Experts Warn on Mixing New Alzheimer's Drug and Antidepressants

Patients starting SSRIs and lecanemab may warrant close monitoring

Aug 18, 2023
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Few Early Alzheimer's Patients Qualify for Lecanemab

Inclusion and exclusion criteria whittle down pool of eligible treatment candidates

Aug 16, 2023
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Quest's Alzheimer's Blood Test Has Experts Concerned

"Patients will have a difficult time knowing what the results mean"

Aug 07, 2023
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CMS Announces New Dementia Care Model for Medicare Patients

Aims to provide more coordinated, ongoing care

Jul 31, 2023
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Screening Kids for Lipid Disorders; Oncology Drugs for Medicare Recipients

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Jul 22, 2023
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Alzheimer's Blood Tests May Improve Primary Care Diagnoses

Without biomarkers, primary care doctors correctly identified Alzheimer's in about 55% of cases

Jul 21, 2023
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Study of 1.6 Million Veterans Links Neighborhood and Dementia Risk

Despite equal access to care, health inequalities persisted in disadvantaged areas

Jul 20, 2023
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This Common Device Can Slow Cognitive Decline, Trial Shows

Hearing loss is more than a marker for dementia risk, it appears

Jul 18, 2023
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Donanemab Slows Progression in Early Alzheimer's

Safety issues linger, as details of three deaths emerge

Jul 17, 2023
AAIC over a photo of the RAI convention center in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Low Amyloid Burden Bodes Well for Future Dementia Risk

A ray of hope amidst disappointing results from A4 trial

Jul 17, 2023
AAIC over a photo of the RAI convention center in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Opinion
Registry Enrollment for Alzheimer's Drug Coverage Won't Help Much

A minimalist policy for a minimalist treatment

Jul 11, 2023
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Alzheimer's Drug Wins Full FDA Approval

Decision expands lecanemab's Medicare coverage

Jul 06, 2023
FDA APPROVED lecanemab (Leqembi) over a computer rendering of amyloid plaque on nerve cells.
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