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Did You Know that Your Bladder Medication May Be Worsening Your Memory?
...In fact, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) says there is evidence that some overactive bladder medications (OBMs) can cause issues that are similar to Alzheimer’s and may, in some cases, even contribute to triggering symptoms. Continue reading on the Egosancares blog for more about how medications should be considered with cognitive decline as well as incontinence: General caregiving or incontinence questions? We’re here to help with ASK CAROL. *She has an additional discount for you. Egosan wants to help you live your life fully: Try Sustainable Egosan premium underwear for discrete, dignified protection. For...
Source: Minding Our Elders - January 13, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs

My NCBI Login Changes in June
Tuesday, I got an email regarding Important Changes to NCBI Accounts Coming in 2021. Basically, NCBI will be transitioning away from NCBI managing logins (My NCBI, SciENcv, and MyBibliography) require people to login to their My NCBI using federated account credential from eRA Commons, Google login, or a university or institutional point of access to login. While I get that NCBI wants to be out of the password management game, I have some concerns regarding the impact this might have. The eRA Commons is primarily used by people and institutions for grants. “The eRA Commons is online interface where grant appli...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - January 8, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

Dismantling Structural Racism: Time to Abandon Medical School Rankings
As one of us (R.S.) wrote in a recent Academic Medicine commentary, structural racism is pervasive in academic medicine, and institutions need to take bold action. Schools must implement comprehensive anti-racist policies and practices across all lines, from curricular reform, to promotion of diversity and inclusion at all levels, to building systems of accountability. Such work takes time, and change will not happen overnight. However, we propose one simple, bold action that schools can take immediately to show their commitment to ending structural racism: decline to participate in the U.S. News & World Report (USNWR)...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - December 29, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Guest Author Tags: Featured Guest Perspective medical school rankings medical schools racism Source Type: blogs

Can Medications Trigger or Worsen Cognitive or Incontinence Problems?
Medications save lives and/or increase the quality of life for many people. Yet, there are few if any medications that have no side effects, many of which may negatively affect the brain or other organs of the body. In fact, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) says there is evidence that some overactive bladder medications (OBMs) can cause issues that are similar to Alzheimer’s and may, in some cases, even contribute to triggering symptoms. “Our study indicates an association between taking oxybutynin, solifenacin, and tolterodine and the subsequent diagnosis of dementia in DM patients. Moreover,...
Source: Minding Our Elders - December 26, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs

Trial By Error: Professors Chalder and Crawley Join Forces to Push CBT for Kids
By David Tuller, DrPH On November 10th, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence published a draft of new clinical guidelines for ME/CFS. The draft represented a blunt rejection of the argument that the combination of “unhelpful cognitions” and deconditioning drives the illness. Under this once-hegemonic framework, indicated therapies include cognitive behavior therapy to […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 16, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized CBT chalder Crawley Lightning Process NICE draft Source Type: blogs

Shingles: What triggers this painful, burning rash?
If you’re like 95% of American adults, you had chickenpox as a kid. Before the United States started its widespread vaccination program in 1995, there were roughly four million cases of chickenpox every year. So, most people suffered through an infection with this highly contagious virus and its itchy, whole-body rash. But unlike many childhood viruses, the varicella-zoster virus that causes chickenpox doesn’t clear from the body when the illness ends. Instead it hangs around, taking up residence and lying dormant in the nerves, sometimes for decades, with the immune system holding it in check. In some people, it lives...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - December 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kelly Bilodeau Tags: Health Healthy Aging Skin and Hair Care Vaccines Source Type: blogs

Why eliminating health care disparities is easier said than done
Those of us in health care understand that the pandemic represents just one more example of the disproportionately negative impact of health issues on people of color. As stated in a 2017 National Institutes of Health report, “For racial and ethnic minorities in the United States, health disparities take on many forms, including higher rates […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 13, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/martin-lustick" rel="tag" > Martin Lustick, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Policy Public Health & Source Type: blogs

Could Some Medications Trigger or Worsen Cognitive and/or Incontinence Problems?
Medications save lives and/or increase the quality of life for many people. Yet, there are few if any medications that have no side effects, many of which may negatively affect the brain or other organs of the body. In fact, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) says there is evidence that some overactive bladder medications (OBMs) can cause issues that are similar to Alzheimer’s and may, in some cases, even contribute to triggering symptoms. “Our study indicates an association between taking oxybutynin, solifenacin, and tolterodine and the subsequent diagnosis of dementia... Continue reading to learn mo...
Source: Minding Our Elders - December 12, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs

Trial By Error: My Zoom-Talk on the NICE Draft for Sheffield ME Group
By David Tuller, DrPH On Monday, I gave a Zoom-talk hosted by the Sheffield ME & Fibromyalgia Group on the new draft of ME/CFS clinical guidelines from UK’s National Institute of Health and Care Excellence. The draft rejected the GET/CBT treatment paradigm. I haven’t watched the video, but most likely one of my eyebrows is […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 9, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized NICE draft Sheffield Source Type: blogs

What Would it Take to Convince You to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine?
by Keisha Ray, Ph.D. With Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna/National Institutes of Health producing a viable vaccine for COVID-19 (along with two other companies on the precipice of also producing viable vaccines) and with distribution set to begin in just a few weeks for many health care providers, people have questions about when they will receive the vaccine. The New York Times has created a vaccine calculator in which you can input information about yourself such as your age and whether you have pre-existing conditions which make you vulnerable to ...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - December 7, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Keisha Ray Tags: Featured Posts Public Health #diaryofaplagueyear COVID-19 pandemic vaccines Source Type: blogs

Digital Otoscope Enhances Decision-Making and Improves Outcomes
Procedural equipment will help you make accurate diagnoses and formulate treatment plans. You want the equipment to work, be readily accessible, and be easy to clean and store. It's also nice when it fits in your pocket.You also want to be sure your staff is trained to use it. Not everyone in your department may want to break out the nasal endoscope for a quick ENT exam, as we discussed last month. (See post below.) But specialized ENT equipment may make your life a bit easier and improve patient outcomes. Using a digital otoscope to view the tympanic membrane is fast, easy, and safe. This particular model costs $24. ...
Source: The Procedural Pause - November 30, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

Trial By Error: Jennie Spotila ’ s Annual Review of NIH Funding
By David Tuller, DrPH Every year, Jennie Spotila posts her analysis of annual funding for ME from the US National Institutes of Health on her invaluable blog, Occupy M.E. (On the other hand, Occupy Me is a 16-minute gay drama from 2015 about an interlude between two guys. I have no idea if it’s any […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 15, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

On neurons, lifelong learning, meditation, humility, “empty brain calories” and more
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring 12 fascinating neuroscience findings and open questions–and the beautiful image above. #1. “With this image I want to illustrate the large advances made in imaging methods over the past century, allowing modern neuroscientists to look at neurons in ways that Cajal could have only dreamed of.” – Silvia Rodriguez-Rozada, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, Hamburg. Award-winning image shows neuroimaging progress in a century #2. One more reason why lifelong learning matters: Study: High Cognitive Reserve (CR) seen to significantly lower dementia risk...
Source: SharpBrains - October 30, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: SharpBrains Monthly eNewsletter awe behavior-therapy brain-enhancement cognitive-bias FDA humility Lifelong-learning medication meditation Memory-Training mental health mindfulness Neurons neuroscience supplements virtual-r Source Type: blogs

Medications Can Trigger or Worsen Cognitive or Incontinence Problems
Medications save lives and/or increase the quality of life for many people. Yet, there are few if any medications that have no side effects, many of which may negatively affect the brain or other organs of the body. In fact, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) says there is evidence that some overactive bladder medications (OBMs) can cause issues that are similar to Alzheimer’s and may, in some cases, even contribute to triggering symptoms. “Our study indicates an association between taking oxybutynin, solifenacin, and tolterodine and the subsequent diagnosis of dementia in DM patients. Moreover,...
Source: Minding Our Elders - October 23, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs