neurotransmissions
Who will take care of you?
Molly Ferguson for STAT
It's a simple question, but one that professor, neurologist, and STAT columnist Jason Karlawish believes will start a revolution in both the ethics and practice of dementia care. "To fail to ask this question, I think, is a failure to deliver what ought to be the standard of care," he writes in a new column.
It might not sound intuitive, but Karlawish argues that asking this question preserves patient autonomy, while diseases that cause dementia threaten it. Read more about how the standard practice for dementia caregiving has changed over time and where the future may lie.
reproductive health
Survey says: Most women don't want to do their own cervical cancer screenings
For many women, at-home self-sampling is just as effective at cervical cancer screening as a pap smear at the doctor's office, according to new federal recommendations. But nationally representative survey data from 2024, published Friday in JAMA Network Open, shows that most women actually prefer going to the clinic in-person.
The study found that out of 2,300 women, 61% responded that they'd prefer to have a clinician do the test in their office if given the choice. Twenty percent preferred doing it themselves at home, while 19% were uncertain. Respondents who'd experienced prejudice or discrimination were much more likely to prefer at-home sampling.
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