Up to 60% of people with Alzheimer’s disease experience agitation, a symptom that can be a significant burden for caregivers. Nondrug treatments are recommended as first-line interventions. Citalopram, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) commonly prescribed for anxiety and depression, has shown promise for treating Alzheimer’s-induced agitation in patients whose symptoms don’t respond to other therapies.
Dr. Fred Levin has been watching with growing alarm the national debate around federal cuts to Medicaid. He’s responsible for the medical care of about 100 older adults at the Community PACE center in rural Newaygo, Michigan. For his patients, Medicaid isn’t just a safety net—it’s a matter of life or death.
Neurons are the cells in the brain responsible for sending messages to the rest of the body, and scientists have long thought that they are settled into one subtype once they develop from stem cells, no matter what is happening in the environment around them.
Up to $3 billion in pharmaceuticals currently used in the United States (U.S.) depend on Canadian manufacturing, according to new research findings from the University of Toronto. Applying 25% trade tariffs to these pharmaceuticals could add $750 million in cost to the U.S. market and has the potential to significantly disrupt drug supply over the long term.
Orange County pediatrician Dr. Eric Ball still feels guilty about the Disneyland measles outbreak of 2014.
Patients whose legs are naturally curved are responding well to a novel form of knee-replacement surgery that uses AI to find the best alignment of the new components for their body.
Mari Villar was slammed by a car that jumped the curb, breaking her legs and collapsing a lung. Amy Paulo was in pain from a femur surgery that wasn’t healing properly. Katie Kriegshauser suffered organ failure during pregnancy, weakening her so much that she couldn’t lift her baby daughter.
A Pueblo resident who recently traveled to Mexico is now Colorado’s first confirmed case of measles since 2023, public health officials said Monday.
Sedentary behavior has become a national health crisis, with 1 in 4 U.S. adults sitting for more than eight hours a day, increasing their risk for heart disease, stroke, and mental health challenges, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To help people move more, the American Heart Association, a global force changing the future of health of all, invites communities nationwide to walk together on Wednesday, April 2.
Research led by Children’s Hospital of Fudan University in China has found that a gene called pancreatic progenitor cell differentiation and proliferation factor (PPDPF) helps protect kidney cells by supporting enzymes involved in maintaining cellular energy levels during chronic kidney disease.