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This Live Talk is produced by Being Patient with support provided by the Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging and Eli Lilly and…
With an aging population and more people preferring to remain in their homes for as long as possible, the idea of aging in place…
Navigating the U.S.’s federal and state health insurance program, Medicaid, to cover dementia-related long-term care can feel overwhelming, especially as the program differs widely…
A decade ago, families confronting an Alzheimer’s diagnosis had little more than memory-boosting pills aimed at lessening symptoms but they didn’t halt disease progression….
When people experience concerning memory problems — losing their keys more often, forgetting important events, or struggling to find the right word in the…
Ten million people are diagnosed with dementia worldwide each year – that’s more than ever. According to the Alzheimer’s Society approximately one million people…
Jimmy Carter, who chose to forgo aggressive medical care for complications of cancer and frailty in February 2023, recently reached his one-year anniversary since…
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Researchers in China taught village health providers how to prescribe blood pressure medication. Despite not being doctors, this intervention lowered blood pressure and dementia…
In the past two years, the FDA has fully approved two new disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer’s — and more of these treatments are in the…