Adherence to #Guideline Recommendations on Psychotropic #Drug Use for Challenging Behavior in #Dementia

"...Of all newly started prescriptions, 17% were evaluated within the recommended 7 days after starting..."

#Geriatrics #Care #Alzheimers #Deprescribing #MedMastodon

https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(24)00897-1/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email

Are health and medical research studies [that are not specifically about COVID] taking COVID into account in data analysis? If they are, when did they start? Is data being gathered retroactively for studies that were already running in 2019 until the present?

(In countries were science is valued and research is funded, etc.)

Thinking today about all my #patients who tell me they can’t take even one day off work after they’re diagnosed with #cancer

Reflecting on how often the treatment plan has to accommodate the patient’s need to continue to work (in the U.S.)

And this was before the intentional #dismantling of the minimal services available to help

Worried about what’s to come

PLEASE HELP ME ESCAPE!

Please #boost and share to other platforms.I don’t have energy left (see below).

Seems I’m famous (and real!) and desperate enough to go to the media for help. Yes, the trapped woman in the articles below is me.

Last year:
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2024/05/03/me-cfs-anna-australia/

Now things are worse, I’m much sicker, being neglected and will die without a safe stable #home. Doctor’s words.

If not mentioned in the article, my father is a diagnosed #narcissist with #psychopathic & #antisocial tendencies by a #psychiatrist. He urged me get away from my father asap because he is not a ‘safe person’ & neither are the other family members who lured me back through the promise of help.They didn’t help they made me progressively worse to the point of almost incapacitation at stage of #illness.

A year later:
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2025/04/01/anna-severe-me-cfs/

I’ve tried every level of government, every service and they simply won’t help.

Are able help? Please ask people in real life if they have somewhere for me to go. Could they take me in (I can pay small rent)? A lot people have ‘big house, not enough money’ problem. I can help!

Is anybody an #advocate? I desperately need help.

I would be incredibly grateful for any help beyond words.

Please read articles for full information.

Thank you for reading.

#PwME #LongCovid #MECFS #Hypothyroidism #ChronicIllness #Neisvoid #Abuse #Housing #Dysautonomia #SocialWork #MedMastodon #PWLC #MutualAid
#HumanRights #Press #Housing #Journalism #MECFS #SevereME #Abuse #Neglect #MutualAid #Narcissist #Psychopath

Towards the end-of-life, improving quality of #life may become more important than simply prolonging life.

Non-essential #medications can be detrimental for the person and public #health.

Retrospective study finds #deprescribing practices are not yet commonplace in the final 12 months of life

#Care #PalliativeCare #Geriatrics #Drugs #LessIsMore #MedMastodon #Polypharmacy

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751991825000786

What the #science says about #multivitamins, #magnesium and 7 other supplements

Spoiler alert: Many claims about the benefits of #supplements aren’t backed by strong data.

#Research #Medicine #Health #MedMastodon

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/03/31/supplements-benefits-research-science/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Today's edition of AI Prognosis had a dud link for the "don't ever use this again" ambient AI scribe study. The web version below has the right one

Also in today's issue:

-CHAI's assurance labs are behind schedule
-AI tool for cancer clinical trials shows promise

https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/26/how-insurers-are-using-artificial-intelligence-ai-prognosis/

In nur vier Tagen ist es wieder soweit – die Zeitumstellung steht an! Jede Zelle in unserem Körper hat ihre eigene kleine Uhr, die im eigenen Rhythmus tickt. Bei der Umstellung muss das Gehirn diese „Zell-Uhren“ mit der Außenwelt neu synchronisieren. Um euch den Wechsel zu erleichtern, hat unser Chronobiologie-Experte Prof. Achim Kramer von der #CharitéBerlin vier hilfreiche Tipps parat.

Rare, but potentially fatal: #WhipplesDisease is a bacterial infection that requires prompt antibiotic treatment. Currently, guidelines recommend infusions in the hospital. But as a #CharitéBerlin study now shows, taking tablets at home is just as effective.

Find out more in our Paper spotlight https://www.charite.de/en/research/paper_spotlight/new_findings_on_the_treatment_of_whipples_disease

Selten, aber potenziell tödlich: Morbus #Whipple ist eine bakterielle Infektion, die schnell mit Antibiotika behandelt werden muss. Empfohlen werden bisher Infusionen in der Klinik. Eine #CharitéBerlin-Studie zeigt nun: Das geht auch mit Tabletten zuhause.

Mehr in unserem Paper spotlight https://www.charite.de/forschung/paper_spotlight/neue_erkenntnisse_zur_behandlung_von_morbus_whipple

Use of #AI decreases with increasing age.

#AI offers a lot of promises also in care for older people
#AI is not tailored to needs of older people

We have work to do

JAMA, https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2831965

“What we've shown in this paper is that the epithelial cells can communicate with the macrophages,"… "Our hypothesis is that their cross talk potentially provides an environment that's conducive to the development of the disease."
#Endometriosis #Science #ReproHealth #MedMastodon #ObGyn
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-hormonal-treatment-endometriosis.html

Very nice #thesis by Jonathan Bogaerts:

High blood pressure and its treatment in the very old - balancing benefits and risks
Defense April 16th at #Leiden University

really looking forward

[1/5] Auch in diesem Jahr sind an der #CharitéBerlin wieder neue Projekte gestartet, die Forschung und direkte klinische Anwendbarkeit verbinden - kofinanziert aus Mitteln des Europäischen Fonds für regionale Entwicklung (#EFRE). Drei davon stellen wir heute vor.