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Registration now open for the Clin-STAR webinar, "Research to Impact: Translating Your Findings for Clinical and Consumer Audience," which will introduce a strategic communications framework that can guide engagement and outreach activities. Register here: bit.ly/4cpRe7k

Please join Minjee Kim, MD, and Northwestern Pepper Center for a Pepper Grand Rounds event on July 19 at noon. Dr. Kim will cover “Optimizing Sleep Health in Aging Populations through Electronic Health Records – Pilot Study and Future Directions” during this event. Learn more and register:

#Ageism and Elections: This is a special episode with listener-submitted questions that address concerns of Cognitive Fitness of candidates for office as well as Ageism. Guests Louise Aronson and Ken Covinsky. Episode bit.ly/GeriPalEp317 - hosts Alex Smith, MD | Eric Widera, MD

Nice patient-centered perspective on Lecanemab for dementia. Are we selling a false hope to patients and their loved ones? agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

“People should feel pride, rather than shame, over a long life lived,” Rosanne Leipzig, M.D. is noted having said in this AARP article. Read her about impressive career reframing aging from a loss to a gift and her advice for older adults, here: ow.ly/F5qK50SHntS

I lose my mind every time I see a commercial for Prevagen and yell “How is that not false advertising?” at the TV. Turns out the NY AG agreed and sued Quincy Pharma. ag.ny.gov/press-release/…

"We know that socialization helps with your brain and with your longevity." Lee Lindquist with NM Geriatrics spoke to HuffPost about tips to live a long and healthy life. buff.ly/46js884

European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommends not granting a marketing authorisation for Leqembi (lecanemab) for the treatment of #Alzheimer’s disease as small benefits of treatment are not large enough to outweigh the risks. ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/h…

Excited to share a beautiful review from Emily Siniscalco (first review ever!)-covers one of the most enigmatic antibodies in the body, IgA. urldefense.com/v3/__https:/do…$

Can being social help your brain and your longevity? In this @huffpost article, Lee Lindqist, MD (Lee Lindquist), highlights how positive social relationships can help people age better. Read now: .huffpost.com/entry/bad-habits-for-longevity_l_669801fde4b053ef7d6c5210

Gabapentin "The we dont know what else to do drug" Gabapentin is one of the most overused drugs and has lots of side effects. Great article @Paula_Span nytimes.com/2024/08/17/hea…

Our committee is unable to recommend lecanemab for treating mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease. Benefits of slowing disease progression, by 4-6 months on average, can not justify the high cost to the NHS. Learn more: nice.org.uk/news/articles/…

We try to Stump Three #VitalTalk Communication Experts with some of the most challenging communication scenarios that we (and some of our listeners) could think up. Guests Gordon Wood, Holly Yang, MD, Elise Carey, MD. #hapc Episode bit.ly/GeriPalEp324 - hosts Alex Smith, MD | Eric Widera, MD

Yoga is often recommended for urinary incontinence, but UCSF Epidemiology & Biostatistics finds it may be no more effective than general exercise for older women. A simple, affordable stretching and strengthening routine might work just as well. Alison Huang, MD, MAS tiny.ucsf.edu/OLAkai

Who do you want on a work group revising the definition of #Alzheimer’s disease? The system is broken when Pharma and diagnostic companies are the ones defining who is sick. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) knew this when NIH told them to take their name off the workgroup title journals.lww.com/neurotodayonli…

Allowing Patients to Die: We discuss what it means to have #QualityOfLife, respecting #GoalsOfCare, limitations of #AdvanceDirectives, ethics of rationale suicide +more. Guests Louise Aronson & Bill Andereck. #hpm Episode bit.ly/GeriPalEp325 - hosts Alex Smith, MD | Eric Widera, MD

Anthony Rizzo is back at Wrigley!

A little birdie told us that PCA is really good.

Seniors lose taste/ smell as they age causing weight loss. Recommend high calorie dense food - at Taste of Chicago!!!! #AGS25 #GeriChicago #GeriAFloat American Geriatrics Society NM Geriatrics Mariu Duggan Ryan Chippendale MD

Anthony Rizzo will get a standing ovation at Wrigley Field for the rest of his life 👏🏼