Episode 187: incidental activity, a new definition of Alzheimers, blood test for CRC screening, and DORAs for sleep

from Primary Care Update · host Mark Ebell

This week, we found 4 great new studies for primary care physicians (and their patients): the health benefits of “incidental” activity, real world data and the amyloid cascade theory for Alzheimer’s disease, a new blood test for colorectal cancer screening, and DORAs for sleep.Check out Essential Evidence Plus: www.essentialevidenceplus.comIncidental activity: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40228066/New Alzheimer's definition in the real world: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40359457/ Blood test for colorectal cancer screening: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40455622/ "DORAs" for insomnia: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40555730/

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