Deborah is an award-winning journalist and media entrepreneur. She spent five years as executive producer of video for the Wall Street Journal where she oversaw the expansion of multi-media throughout Asia. Deborah interviewed many business and political leaders throughout her career, including Google’s Eric Schmidt when she broke the story of Google’s criticism of the U.S. National Security Agency. She has also covered exclusive stories, including the New York Philharmonic Orchestra’s historic trip to North Korea, when she was selected as the only journalist from Asia to cover the story. Deborah is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. She founded Being Patient after her mom’s Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis to reinvent how people get accurate information on long-term illness, pioneering a community-driven editorial strategy. When not working, she can be found on a running trail or covering mom duties for her three children.
Being Patient talks to Dr. Mallar Chakravarty, a computational neuroscientist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in Canada. He discusses how artificial intelligence…
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, found two major groups of genes tied to mutations that cause an overproduction of tau, a…
With the rise of genetic testing, many people wonder about their genetic risk for Alzheimer’s. Carrying two copies of the ApoE4 gene could increase…
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Dr. John Walker speaks about the intersection between artificial intelligence, precision medicine and Alzheimer’s treatment. The interview: Summary: Being Patient talks to Dr. John…
Being Patient talks to Dr. Heather Boyd from the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen. She’s the leading author of a new study that found…
When it comes to disease and the internet, anyone who’s ever googled a symptom as harmless as a cough knows that it can be…
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Cannabis has never been easier to come by: Canada just legalized recreational marijuana, joining nine states in the U.S. Another 21 states have legalized…
Being Patient talks to Dr. Rebecca Nebel about why Alzheimer’s presents itself differently in women compared to men and how these differences impact basic…
Researcher James Galvin speaks about how the loss of muscle mass in aging can influence our cognitive health. While previous research has found that…
Is there a connection between brain health and depression? Treating depressive symptoms early in life may not only improve your mental health, but could…
Two out of three Americans with Alzheimer’s and more than 60 percent of dementia caregivers are women. Initially, researchers believed that women are more…
We talk to Dr. Marie Pasinski, faculty member at Harvard Medical School and neurologist at Massachusetts General’s Institute for Brain Health, about why two out…
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