Internal Medicine Alert – June 30, 2024
June 30, 2024
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It Is Never Too Late: A Systematic Review of Lifestyle Interventions for Cognitive Preservation in the Oldest-Old
This systematic review reveals the importance of a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables, along with regular leisure and physical activities, to maintain cognitive functioning in the oldest-old, individuals older than 80 years of age.
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Is Weight Loss the Key to Heart Health?
The second trial of semaglutide in obese patients with heart failure and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction, this one in people with type 2 diabetes, also has shown significant improvements in symptoms and exercise function with significantly fewer adverse effects than placebo-treated patients.
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Avian Influenza A(H5N1) — From Birds to Cows to Human Infection
The spread of influenza H5N1 in dairy cows with documentation of a human infection raises pandemic concern.
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus or Influenza in Older Patients: Which Is Worse?
In individuals 75 years of age or older, respiratory syncytial virus infection was associated with more severe illness than was influenza virus infection.
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Pivmecillinam Tablets (Pivya)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new antibacterial for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) in female adults.