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Costly Alzheimer’s treatment is spreading around the world, with virtually no science to back it up

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Jonathan Moens for STAT) BERLIN — Looking more like a barber than a doctor, orthopedic surgeon Musa Citak squirted

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UnitedHealthcare limits Aduhelm for all health plans: ‘unproven and not medically necessary’ 

May 4, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealthcare plans will only pay for the controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm for patients

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Medicare finalizes its restrictions on new Alzheimer’s drug, despite pressure from drugmakers

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — Medicare on Thursday finalized its plan to restrict coverage for the controversial, pricey

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With pharma still struggling in Alzheimer’s, health tech companies want a swing

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Katie Palmer for STAT) In the wake of the first Alzheimer’s drug approval in nearly two decades, pharmaceutical companies

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Aging Alzheimer's/Dementia 

This form of memory loss is common— but most Americans don’t know about it

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) About one in seven people 60 and older have a brain condition that may be

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Alzheimer's/Dementia CMS FDA Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Patients Divided Over Alzheimer’s Drug: Is It a ‘Risk I’m Willing to Take’ or Just a ‘Magic Pill’?

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) If you listen to the nation’s largest Alzheimer’s disease advocacy organizations, you might

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Inside the Tactical Tug of War Over the Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Arthur Allen for Kaiser Health News) The drug industry, patient advocates, and congressional Republicans have all attacked federal officials’

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Aging Alzheimer's/Dementia 

Bad lifestyle choices can lead to Alzheimer’s disease

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that affects memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms eventually grow severe enough to interfere with

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Aging Alzheimer's/Dementia 

What is the difference between Alzheimer’s and Dementia?

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

What is the difference between Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease? Yes, there is a difference. Although related Alzheimer’s disease is responsible

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Alzheimer's/Dementia Medical Technology 

How a hyperactive cell in the brain might trigger Alzheimer’s disease

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Bret Stetka for NPR) It all started with genetic data. A gene here, a gene there. Eventually the story

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