A very loving, devoted son! It’s truly a blessing to be able to give back to your parents when they can no longer help themselves.
How to Prescribe Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug?
The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment—problems with memory, attention, language, or other cognitive tasks that exceed changes expected with normal aging. After initially indicating that Aduhelm could be prescribed to anyone with dementia, the Food and Drug Administration now specifies that the…
Rethinking the Approach to Fighting Alzheimer’s Disease
The idea of seeing a loved one decline and lose their ability to recall their most treasured memories is devastating. However, it is a fact of life for an increasing number of people. A group of experts on population health convened by the Alzheimer Society of Canada in 2015 estimated that nearly one million Canadians will…
Doctors Weigh Prescribing Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug
As physicians and health policy experts debate the merits of Aduhelm, the first new drug approved for Alzheimer’s disease in 18 years, patients want to know: “Will this medication help me—and how much?” Doctors explaining the pros and cons of Aduhelm won’t have a definitive answer. “On an individual basis, it will be absolutely impossible…
Costly Spice Surprisingly Effective for Alzheimer’s
Saffron is one of the most expensive spices in the world, and for good reason. Evidence suggests this unique and costly spice may have a significant impact on the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Saffron is harvested from the stigma of Crocus sativus, a perennial plant belonging to the iris family. The flower has…
‘Thank You for Staying’: 56-Year-Old With Alzheimer’s Proposes to Wife, Again—and She Says Yes
Peter Marshall didn’t know that the woman sitting next to him—his “favorite person”—was already his wife. Suffering early onset Alzheimer’s, the 56-year-old man from Connecticut had fallen in love for a second time. Not remembering his wife, nor their first wedding, Peter had done nothing short of proposing again; and the pair actually went ahead and…
Adorable Singing Duo
Alzheimer’s can take away a lot of things in one’s life, but not the loving bond of this mother and son duo. Their beautiful moment captured on camera would melt your heart faster than butter!
FDA Approves Biogen Alzheimer’s Drug
Government health official on Monday approved Biogen’s aducanumab as the first treatment to attack a likely cause of Alzheimer’s disease, sending its shares soaring, despite controversy over whether the clinical evidence proves the drug works. Biogen said it has priced the drug, to be sold as Aduhelm, at $56,000 per year. Its shares jumped nearly…
Video: ‘Isolation Kills, Too’—Mary Daniel on Becoming a Dishwasher to See Her Husband; Advising Gov. DeSantis
April 11, 2021
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On March 10, 2020, Mary Daniel went to visit her husband like she did every day after he’d been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. What Daniel did not know was that the next day she’d be told she could not come back—because of new lockdown measures. “The days turned into weeks and the weeks turned into months,”…
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