PodMed – Week of November 30, 2015

This week’s topics include early testing for amyloid, improving colorectal cancer screening, generic medications, and folic acid supplementation and neural tube defects.

Program notes:

0:34 Folic acid supplements and neural tube defects

1:38 Significant drop with fortification

2:36 Maybe found the right amount to fortify

3:20 Amyloid detection in ‘cognitively normal’ people

4:21 Those with amyloid at baseline did decline faster

5:23 A comprehensive approach to increasing colorectal ca screening

6:25 Increased rate to 70%

7:20 Generic prescription

8:20 Source of resistance?

9:23 Need more education

10:20 End

Related blog: http://podblog.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/2015/11/29/watching-amyloid/