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Long-Term Smoking Cessation Slows Cognitive Decline in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
October 14, 2025
An 18-year multicohort study found that smokers who quit even in later life showed 20% slower memory decline vs those who continued to smoke.
FDA Approves Updated Indication Statement for Upadacitinib in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment
October 14, 2025
FDA approves updated indication for upadacitinib in ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease treatment, allowing use after one systemic therapy when TNF blockers are clinically inadvisable.
Post-MI Psychological Distress: Contributing Factor To and Consequence of Cardiovascular Disease
October 14, 2025
Managing post–MI distress is no longer optional—it’s essential to comprehensive cardiac recovery, according to a new AHA statement.
FDA OKs Subcutaneous Guselkumab Regimen for Ulcerative Colitis: Daily Dose
October 14, 2025
Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.
AAA Screening in Primary Care: Criteria, Implementation, and Patient Communication
October 13, 2025
Emergency medicine physician Kabiul Haque, MD, discusses USPSTF screening guidelines for abdominal aortic aneurysm.
FDA Accepts MannKind sBLA for Inhaled Insulin for Children and Adolescents with Diabetes
October 13, 2025
The sBLA includes data from the phase 3 INHALE-1 study, which showed Afrezza noninferior to MDI insulin. A PDUFA date is set for May 29, 2026.
Kabiul Haque, MD, on Effective Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Primary Care
October 13, 2025
Kabiul Haque, MD, a family medicine physician, shares his four-pillar approach to preventing PAD progression.
Low-Dose Aspirin May be Widely Overused for CVD Prevention Based on PREVENT Estimates
October 13, 2025
Based on the PREVENT algorithm's estimates of 10-year ASCVD risk, 4.2 million adults may need to be reevaluated for aspirin discontinuation, authors reported.
GLP-1 RAs Linked to Atypical Uptake on PET-CT Scans, Raising Interpretation Challenges
October 13, 2025
New research reveals GLP-1 receptor agonists may alter PET-CT scan interpretations, highlighting the need for updated guidelines in oncological imaging.
FDA Clears First Blood Test to Rule Out Alzheimer-Related Pathology in Primary Care
October 13, 2025
Roche's Elecsys pTau181 test has a 97.9% negative predictive value to rule out amyloid pathology, which will improve referral decisions and expedite treatment.