High cholesterol, cannabis, dementia, and PMR
This week's topics include a genetic treatment for hypercholesterolemia, cannabis and hyperemesis, reducing the risk of dementia, and a newer anti-inflammatory for PMR.
Program notes:
0:38 Polymyalgia rheumatica treatment
1:35 Antibody targets interleukin 17a
2:35 Remission started at 12 weeks and was durable to 52
3:11 Cannabis and hyperemesis syndrome
4:11 Cannabis-related ED visits
5:11 Prior to the new coding didn't link
6:05 Gene inhibition of PCSK-9
7:05 Encased in a nanoparticle
8:11 Three vascular risk factors and dementia
9:11 Stratified by age, sex, apoE status
10:13 13 additional dementia-free years
11:58 End