Study: Dementia Doubles COVID-19 Risk
By Nicholas Chan | February 11th, 2021
A study of more than 60 million adults in the United States shows that people with dementia are at significantly higher risk of getting…
Living Well With Dementia: 3 Things You Need To Know
By Nicholas Chan | February 4th, 2021
As part of our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with dementia care expert Teepa Snow about strategies for caregivers to manage the symptoms of…
Here’s Why More Clinicians Are Recommending Against Tube Feeding in Advanced Dementia
By Nicholas Chan | February 2nd, 2021
In advanced stages of dementia, a person’s ability to eat and drink often fades. When it comes to the best course of care, clinicians…
Legal Planning After a Dementia Diagnosis: 3 Things You Need To Know
By Nicholas Chan | January 28th, 2021
As part of our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with elder law and estate planning attorney Mary Jo Broussard Speier about legal planning for…
Another Upshot of Vaccines: Some Shots Could Help Prevent Alzheimer’s
By Nicholas Chan | January 26th, 2021
Skeptics may have an extra reason to reconsider the upshots of vaccines: Two recent studies showed that flu and pneumonia vaccines reduced people’s risk…
What Happens If Aducanumab Wins FDA Approval? It’s Complicated
By Nicholas Chan | January 22nd, 2021
If aducanumab — an experimental treatment that may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s — gets FDA approval, how will the healthcare system meet the anticipated…
Considering Genetic Testing for Alzheimer’s? 3 Things You Need to Know
By Nicholas Chan | January 21st, 2021
As part of our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with Jessica Langbaum, co-director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative at the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute about…