Batsis Team Partnering with Dartmouth on BandPass
Developed by a team of researchers from Dartmouth and UNC, BandPass will help clinicians to identify exercise correctness and send alerts if a patient isn’t doing their exercises. The post Batsis Team...
View ArticleNiznik Appointed to Innovation in Aging’s Editorial Board
Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD (Division of Geriatrics) has been appointed by Innovation in Aging as Associate Editor for Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy. Innovation in Aging is a journal of the...
View Article2023 Ageism Awareness Day: October 7
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has declared Saturday, October 7, 2023 to be Ageism Awareness Day. Learn more about this day. The post 2023 Ageism Awareness Day: October 7 appeared first on Center...
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Batsis and Team Attend Annual Obesity Society Meeting
At the Obesity Society’s recent Obesity Week in Dallas, TX, associate professor Dr. John Batsis presented research, moderated sessions, and was included as part of the Coffee with Professors Q&As....
View ArticleUNC MSTAR Student Gets Two ‘Best Poster’ Wins
Congratulation to MSTAR student Mary Kaufmann for winning Best Poster at two separate events and for two different posters. She won the overall poster competition at the Association of Women Surgeons...
View ArticleWhen to Deprescribe or When to Continue Medications
While some patients choose to take as few medications as possible, Dr. Josh Niznik says that others, “cling to their medications for some source of security.” The post When to Deprescribe or When to...
View ArticleObesityWeek Conference Focuses on New Antiobesity Drugs
At this year’s ObesityWeek conference, antiobesity drugs were a prominent part of the discussions: their efficacy, their safety, gaps in knowledge, and what future studies are needed. The post...
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Dr. Batsis Discusses the New Wave of Weight Loss Drugs
Although new weight loss drugs have grown in popularity, they may be risky for older people. In a recent AARP article, Associate professor of geriatrics Dr. John Batsis said, “the older you are, the...
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New Curriculum Curated by the Duke/UNC ADRC
The Duke/UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) Research Education Component (REC) Core announces a new Research Curriculum. This curated collection includes video presentations on basic...
View ArticleDr. Meredith Gilliam Talks About Diagnosing Depression
In a recent AARP article, Dr. Meredith Gilliam discusses how depressive symptoms may overlap with chronic medical conditions, early dementia, hearing and vision loss, and medication side effects. The...
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Register for the 2024 Interdisciplinary Geriatrics Conference
The UNC Division of Geriatric Medicine will hold this year’s Interdisciplinary Geriatrics Conference at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens on May 15, 2024. The focus will be on the 4Ms model of care...
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SLAM-DUNC Invites Junior Investigators to Present Alzheimer’s Research
The Duke-UNC ADRC announces the 3rd annual SLAM-DUNC. The event is geared towards junior investigators and trainees studying ADRD (Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias) and will cover a broad...
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