South American experts reach consensus on some dementia screening protocol elements for primary care
Experts reach consensus on some dementia screening steps for South American primary care
A Delphi consensus study with 20 South American experts developed recommendations for dementia screening in primary care.
South American doctors agree on simple steps to screen for dementia early, though they still need to decide on the best tools for checking d…
Sociodemographic and clinical factors predict psychiatric ED utilization within six months of inpatient discharge
Patient Factors Linked to Psychiatric Emergency Department Visits After Hospital Discharge
This secondary analysis of a pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial examined predictors of psychiatric emergency department (ED) v…
Patients aged 26 to 40 are less likely to visit the emergency room after psychiatric hospital discharge, a study of over 1,000 people in Can…
Openness-based psychoeducational booklet improved SGRQ activities in chronic respiratory disease patients during inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation
Openness booklet improved activity scores in pulmonary rehab patients
This randomized controlled trial enrolled 136 participants with chronic respiratory disease undergoing inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation.
An openness-focused booklet helped pulmonary rehab patients improve their ability to perform daily activities, even though their overall qua…
Implicit bias affects pharmacy practice; structured interventions may help mitigate disparities
Review finds pharmacy bias is real but can change with training and process changes
A narrative review synthesizes evidence on implicit bias in pharmacy practice.
Pharmacy bias is real but can change with training and process changes to improve equitable care for all patients.
Policy review finds moderate to high readiness for social protection in TB, HIV, and malaria programs across five African nations
Study finds moderate readiness to link health and social support in five African nations
A review of 111 national policy documents from Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Zambia assessed readiness to integrate social protect…
Five African nations show moderate readiness to link health care with social support for TB, HIV, and malaria, but lack permanent systems to…
Serial serum creatinine monitoring may detect early GFR decline above 60 mL/min before CKD stage 3
Could tracking your own creatinine history spot kidney trouble earlier?
A descriptive article presents a method using serial serum creatinine referenced to an individual's historical maximum to monitor GFR above …
Tracking your own creatinine levels over time may spot early kidney trouble before standard tests catch it, offering a practical way to moni…
Eptinezumab with education reduces migraine days in chronic migraine with medication overuse
Can a migraine drug plus education help people stuck in a pain cycle?
A phase 4 RCT in 608 adults with chronic migraine and medication-overuse headache found eptinezumab 100 mg IV plus brief education reduced m…
A migraine drug plus brief doctor education cut migraine days by about 3 more than education alone in people with chronic migraine and medic…
Nurse Contact After Abnormal Home Telemetry Shows No Significant Link to 30-Day Readmissions
Does calling a nurse after a home monitor alert prevent hospital returns?
A subgroup analysis of 449 high-risk patients using home telemetry after discharge found no statistically significant association between nu…
Nurse calls after home monitor alerts did not lower hospital readmission rates in high-risk patients, suggesting the monitor itself drives t…
Activity trackers and apps may boost short-term step counts in older adults, but benefits fade
Activity trackers and apps may boost older adults' steps short-term, but benefits fade
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 3005 community-dwelling adults aged ≥60 years found that interventions using activity trackers and …
Activity trackers and apps may boost older adults' steps short-term, but the extra walking benefits fade quickly without lasting change.
Face-to-face and email motivational programs increased step counts in university employees
Workplace programs with personal coaching help employees walk more for six months
A randomized controlled trial of 155 university employees found both face-to-face motivational interviewing plus email and email-only progra…
Employees who received personal coaching alongside email reminders kept walking more for six months after a workplace activity program ended…
Weight loss intervention did not change eating timing or sleep duration in breast cancer survivors
Do breast cancer survivors eat later and sleep longer than other women?
A randomized controlled trial of 159 breast cancer survivors found that a 12-month weight loss intervention versus usual care did not signif…
Breast cancer survivors often eat late and sleep longer than other women, and a weight loss program did not change these habits after a year…
Qualitative study finds both self-directed and facilitated e-learning perceived effective for palliative care education
How do doctors learn best? Two online teaching styles both help with palliative care
A qualitative study embedded within a cluster RCT explored primary care teams' perceptions of two e-learning modalities for palliative care …
Virtual training for palliative care works well whether teams learn alone or with a guide, giving programs more flexibility in design.