Could Apple AirPods detect Alzheimer’s?
(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) Apple has filed a patent for technology that would allow AirPods to track
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Alzheimer's Disease
Living in disadvantaged neighborhoods linked to higher dementia risk, study finds
(By Ambar Castillo for STAT) Americans who live in neighborhoods with less socioeconomic advantage may have a higher risk of
Read MoreCMS pitches expanded coverage of PET scans for Alzheimer’s disease
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is proposing broader coverage of PET scans for patients with Alzheimer’s disease,
Read MoreAdvanced dementia patients often need a BRO
(Source – news.va.gov) Alzheimer’s. Dementia. These diagnoses rip the chord of safety and certainty in patients, families and caregivers at
Read MoreHearing aids may slow mental decline in those at higher risk of dementia, study finds
(By Lizzy Lawrence for STAT) Doctors have long suspected that hearing loss in older adults hastens dementia, the cognitive decline
Read MoreAn experimental Alzheimer’s drug outperforms one just approved by the FDA
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s may soon have a new option to stave
Read MoreResearchers turn to CRISPR to unlock one of the trickiest diseases to treat: Alzheimer’s
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) When the genome-editing tool CRISPR is thought of as a potential medicine, the targets that
Read MoreWill the new Alzheimer’s drug put pressure on Medicare premiums?
The FDA approved the drug Leqembi, and Medicare will cover the new expensive new drug that promises the slowing the
Read MoreLeqembi could cost Medicare up to $17.8B
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Leqembi, the newly-approved drug that can slow the progression of Alzhemier’s disease, will
Read MoreStatement: Broader Medicare Coverage of Leqembi Available Following FDA Traditional Approval
(Source – www.cms.gov/newsroom) Broader Medicare coverage is now available for Biogen and Eisai’s Leqembi (the brand name for lecanemab) following
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