Dartmouth Health hopes to improve Alzheimer's care with new program
Dartmouth Health is the only health care system on the East Coast to be part of the newly launched Brain Health Navigator ...
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Dementia Diagnosis Awareness Gap Persists Between Mexican American and Non-Hispanic White Communities
A striking 81% of participants with probable dementia were unaware of their diagnosis, with Mexican American participants ...
Dementia Risk for Americans Over 55 Soars to 42%
A groundbreaking study reveals that Americans over 55 now face a 42% risk of developing dementia, significantly higher than ...
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Study finding Xenon gas could protect against Alzheimer’s disease leads to start of clinical trial
Most treatments being pursued today to protect against Alzheimer’s disease focus on amyloid plaques and tau tangles that accumulate in the brain, but new research from Mass General Brigham and ...
Red meat consumption increases risk of dementia and cognitive decline
Red meat consumption is an established risk factor for chronic conditions, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H.
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Dementia: the Silent Killer Affecting Half of Older Adults
As the prevalence of dementia continues to rise, experts are grappling with the implications of this disease on end-of-life care and the accuracy of medical record documentation.
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FDA bans dye, curbs nicotine; study shows red meat associated with dementia risk
Rounds reports on the FDA banning red dye no. 3 and curbing nicotine levels; a study showing meat associated with dementia ...
Deaths and miscarriages in hospital hallways: The shocking scale of the NHS corridor crisis told by nurses on front line
These are just a few of the distressing scenes more than 5,000 nurses have shared from inside hospitals across the UK ...
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Many people with dementia are unaware of the diagnosis, study finds
Memory issues can occur as people age, but what is just a “senior moment” and what is a sign of the onset of dementia?A new ...
Patients dying in hospital corridors, say nurses
Patients are dying in corridors and pregnant women are miscarrying in side rooms as overwhelmed hospitals struggle to cope, ...
Patients ‘dying in A&E corridors without painkillers’ as hospitals overflow into cupboards and car parks
PATIENTS are dying in A&E corridors and waiting rooms without painkillers as the NHS treats “unprecedented” numbers of people in non-medical areas, nurses warn. A major report by the Royal ...
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FDA approves first new schizophrenia drug in more than 30 years
The FDA has approved Cobenfy, a new drug to treat people with schizophrenia that comes with fewer side effects.