High cholesterol, cannabis, dementia, and PMR

TT HealthWatch - Aug. 14, 2026
Elizabeth Tracey and Dr. Richard Lange

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

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