Diabetes drugs may blunt dementia risk; why dogs are docs’ best clinic friends

Certain diabetes drugs may thwart dementia By Bruce Jancin   Intriguing findings from a Danish national registry study.   Other news:   Dogs steal the show again at CHEST 2019 Why a doctor’s best clinic friend may be a dog.   Patiromer allows more CKD patients to continue on spironolactone After 12 weeks, 86% of the patiromer patients remained on spironolactone, vs. 66% of the placebo patients.   Updated guidelines on management of acute upper GI bleeding Revised recommendations include managing patients on antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy and new therapeutic approaches.   Women with PCOS have greater risk of postpartum depression, preeclampsia, eclampsia Comprehensive screening and targeted interventions are needed during the postpartum period.   You can contact the MDedge Daily Medical News by emailing us at [email protected] or following us on Twitter at @MDedgeTweets.