When the Brain Feels Divine: Seizures, Dementia, and the Spiritual Unity Experience Temporal Lobe Seizures, Frontotemporal Dementia, and the Mystery of Spiritual Experience The human brain is capable of extraordinary … [Read more...]
FDA Clears First Widely Available Alzheimer’s Blood Test
A Memorial Day Message and a Major Step Forward in Alzheimer’s Diagnosis This Memorial Day, we honor the courage and sacrifice of those who served our country. It’s also a time many families gather — and take a moment to … [Read more...]
News Alert: Did Yesterday’s Medicaid Payment System “Blackout” Change Anything?
Temporary Medicaid Blackout Yesterday, President Trump’s administration announced a freeze on federal grants and loans to assess their alignment with the administration’s priorities. Although Social Security, Medicare, and … [Read more...]
Can Used Pacemakers be Donated to Pets?
Dear Raider, In early December, I came across a post on Facebook that showed an X-ray of a dog with an implanted pacemaker. The post read: “If you have a pacemaker, you can put it in your Will to have your pacemaker donated … [Read more...]
Most Americans Are in Favor of Assisted Suicide for Terminally Ill, Gallup Poll Says
The Room Next Door is a recent film that was adapted from Sigrid Nunez’s novel, What Are You Going Through, and tells the story of two women — Martha, played by Tilda Swinton, and Ingrid, portrayed by Julianne Moore. The former … [Read more...]
Ten Things to Know About the New FDA Approved Alzheimer’s Drug, Kisunla (donanemab)
Pat Bishara, 79, was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment in late 2017. Beginning in 2021, she participated in both the phase 3 trial and the extension trial for donanemab. Along with the monthly infusion, she was also … [Read more...]
Columbian Woman Continues to Offer Clues to Escaping the Genetic Fate of Alzheimer’s
As an elder care law firm, we strive twice a week to bring our readers timely information on developing topics in the field of Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia. In the past, we wrote about Aliria Rosa Piedrahita de … [Read more...]
A Screening Tool Exists that Accurately Predicts End-of-Life
Q. I read somewhere that there is a screening tool that was developed to more accurately predict someone’s risk of dying based on different factors. Do you know more about this or other screening tools that are out there and how … [Read more...]
The Top 10 Causes of Senior Driving Accidents
The population of seniors who are older than 65 has grown at a faster rate than any other age bracket, and they are continuing to drive longer than ever before. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHA), there were 48 … [Read more...]
Prescribing Art: Can Art Be Used to Treat Conditions Affecting Seniors?
Two years ago, I wrote a three-part series that shared the wisdom of Katya De Luisa, a dementia educator and author of “Journey through the Infinite Mind–the Science and Spirituality of Dementia.” Besides being a dementia … [Read more...]
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