Disparities in Alzheimer's Diagnosis & Treatment - Episode #14

We discuss perceptions of how race and ethnicity impact Alzheimer’s care and Medicare’s coverage of Aduhelm as a result.

Main Story –

How People Believe Race and Ethnicity Impact Alzheimer’s Care
https://www.aarp.org/health/dementia/info-2021/health-disparities-alzheimers.html

Medicare steps into the debate about how best to improve equity in Alzheimer’s treatment with Adulhelm decision
https://www.statnews.com/2022/01/13/medicare-aduhelm-proposal-debate-equity-alzheimers-treatment/?utm_source=email_nns&utm_campaign=stat_plus_engagement&utm_medium=email

Racial disparities in Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis between Black and White research study participants
http://www.nia.nih.gov/news/data-shows-racial-disparities-alzheimers-disease-diagnosis-between-black-and-white-research

News of the Week –

Strong Evidence that MS is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2304340-strongest-evidence-yet-that-ms-is-caused-by-epstein-barr-virus/#ixzz7Hzeyizbm

Is there a link between IBD and microplastics?
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/ibd-and-microplastics-is-there-a-link?utm_source=Sailthru%20Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=dedicated&utm_content=2022-01-16&apid=34532917&rvid=2f23ea7c65a4f9480ddd8a93983b624341ab783dd712a61e07c3cf3a54040d59

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31669914/

Could an Army vaccine be a game-changer against all future coronaviruses?
https://www.cnet.com/health/army-vaccine-could-protect-against-covid-and-all-future-coronaviruses/