Dementia and Antidepressants
News Team member Stephanie Oehler reports on new evidence of associations between antidepressant drug use and the development of neurodegenerative diseases in older adults.
Weekly Health Digest: Stem Cell Transplants, Sleep and Dementia, Sugar From Birth, Cold Meds Regulation
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: Stem-cell transplants to treat blindness, sleep habits and energy levels predicting dementia risk, reduced sugar consumption improve shealth outcomes, and revisiting cold medication ingredient regulation.
Weekly Health Digest: Weight-Loss Drugs, Health Insurance, Overdose Declines, Food Shortages, Aging Alone
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: Weight-loss drugs in the UK, why health insurance is tied to jobs, declines in drug overdoses, therapeutic food shortages in Africa, facing dementia and cognitive decline alone.
Mandatory Retirement for Politicians and Judges?
In a provocative opinion piece, News Team member Saif Hossein examines the advancing ages of politicians and judges, and argues they should face mandatory retirement ages just as airline pilots do.
Weekly Health Digest: Kidney Transplants, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Hearing Aids, and EKG Screenings
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: Breakthrough in kidney transplants using organs grown in pigs for human recipients, potential cognitive decline linked to TBI, the relationship between hearing aids and dementia, and EKG screenings recommended for children.
Weekly Health Digest: COVID Nasal Spray, J&J Billion Dollar Settlement, and Dementia Light Therapy
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team: COVID nasal spray, Johnson & Johnson billion-dollar talc settlement, and dementia light therapy