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Megan Brooks

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Recent Articles

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Major Depression in Older Adults Tied to Risky Driving Behaviors

Older adults with major depression exhibit unique patterns of risky driving independent of antidepressant use, suggesting the need for targeted interventions to ensure safety.
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Clonazepam Recall Grows Over Potentially Life-Threatening Label Error

Sixteen lots of clonazepam orally disintegrating tablets have been recalled because of a packaging error that could have life-threatening consequences.
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Brews, Bubbles, & Booze: Stroke Risk and Patients’ Favorite Drinks

How does regular consumption of coffee, tea, alcohol, and soda affect stroke risk? Here’s the latest data to help guide discussions with your patients.
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Is This Methadone’s Moment?

Methadone has been shown to be highly effective for opioid use disorder. So why is it still so hard to prescribe in the United States and is that about to change?
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Time to Retire Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Acute Ischemic Stroke?

Tenecteplase was shown to be superior to alteplase for acute ischemic stroke, with a greater chance of excellent recovery and reduced disability in an updated meta-analysis.
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Can Weight Loss Drugs Also Treat Addiction?

GLP-1 receptor agonists and similar drugs may protect people with opioid or alcohol use disorder from opioid overdose and alcohol intoxication, a large real-world study suggested.
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FDA OKs Once-Nightly Lumryz for Children With Narcolepsy

Lumryz is the only FDA-approved once-at-bedtime oxybate treatment for cataplexy or excessive daytime sleepiness in children as young as 7 years with narcolepsy.
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Smartphone Data Flag Early Dementia Risk in Older Adults

A new study highlights the potential of using smartphone data collected in real-world situations for the early detection of cognitive decline in older adults.
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Will 'Game Changer' Antipsychotic Live Up to the Hype?

The FDA is poised to issue a decision soon on KarXT, a potential first-in-class antipsychotic for schizophrenia. What should you know about the drug's history…and promise?
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Beyond Weight Loss, Limited Bariatric Surgery Benefits in Older Adults

The benefits of bariatric surgery on obesity-related cancer and cardiovascular disease seen in younger adults may not translate to older adults, a population-based cohort study concluded.
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New Criteria Flag Memory Disorder Often Mistaken for AD - Medscape

Researchers have published clinical criteria for a type of memory loss in older adults that progresses more slowly and has a better prognosis than Alzheimer’s disease.