According to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based model helps connect doctors and nurses more efficiently and predicts when a patient is declining. Clinicians often struggle to detect early signs of patient deterioration, leading to worsened outcomes. While early warning scores have been developed to identify patients at high risk of developing Alzheimer’s, their effectiveness in preventing adverse events remains limited. ...
Disparities in Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia
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Simply adding more staff is not sufficient to bridge the gap in quality of care and health outcomes among nursing homes
Black women with good heart health showed little decline in mental processing.
People living with dementia from racial and ethnic minority groups are less likely to receive accurate and timely diagnosis.
According to the study, Native Americans and Hispanics traveled farther on average to see a neurologist than other race.
clinical trials showing the drug's effectiveness in slowing cognitive decline among early-stage Alzheimer’s patients.
those with Down syndrome and early-onset Alzheimer’s disease experience brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Older Black adults with mild cognitive decline are more likely to live in areas with higher air pollution.
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