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Late-Life Traumatic Brain Injury Ups Dementia Risk

Intervening early and providing appropriate support could mitigate other risk factors that could worsen cognitive decline, said one expert. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/traumatic-brain-injury-late-life-tied-elevated-dementia-risk-2025a1000rg5?src=rss

Planetary Health: A Call to Action

The escalating crises of climate change and biodiversity loss are a public health emergency, and physicians must lead the charge for a healthier planet. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/planetary-health-crisis-demands-action-physicians-experts-2025a1000rg1?src=rss

Heart Failure Progression Common Among Older Adults

More than one fifth of older adults progressed to a higher stage of heart failure over a 6-year period. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/heart-failure-progression-common-among-older-adults-2025a1000rfw?src=rss

What Using Our Hands While Speaking Reveals About Our Brains

Researchers now have fascinating insights into how our brains function while we communicate — and our hand gestures hold the key. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/what-using-our-hands-while-speaking-reveals-about-our-brains-2025a1000rfu?src=rss

Blood pressure drug combinations, comparisons, and therapeutic intensity

Although blood pressure management is the bread and butter of family medicine, selecting antihypertensive medications is not always straightforward. A 2023 American Family Physician article on initial management of hypertension in adults recommended, “Initial antihypertensive treatment should include an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB), a long-acting dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, or a thiazide diuretic.” But how should one choose among drug classes and single vs combination therapy? Compared with monotherapy, combination antihypertensive drugs have the advantage of reaching blood pressure goals quicker, with similar tolerability. Expert consensus suggests that initial combination therapy is preferred “in patients with systolic blood pressure higher than 160 mm Hg or greater than 20 mm Hg above goal, or with diastolic blood pressure higher than 100 mm Hg or greater than 10 mm Hg above goal.” A 2024 study of US adults ...

Restless Legs a Parkinson’s Disease Risk Factor?

Restless legs syndrome has been linked to an increased risk for Parkinson’s disease in new findings that suggest the association may go beyond the dopaminergic pathway. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/restless-legs-parkinsons-disease-risk-factor-2025a1000rbw?src=rss