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Join fight against Alzheimer’s

(HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra today released HHS's National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease: 2023 Update

“I never dreamed that the fighting would now be in our own country,” writes Modesto resident Linda Elliott Pedego. | Letters to the editor

According to the Alzheimer's Association, more than 100,000 people in San Diego are living with dementia. Across the country, that number is more than 7 million.

At a time when more than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, including close to 300,000 in PA, prioritizing how this devastating disease is addressed remains a critical issue

When Credibility Matters

A Medicare policy may keep crucial new Alzheimer's drugs from helping in rural areas, writes former Sen. Max Baucus.

Letter to the Editor

Dementia is a chronic disease of aging that reduces cognitive function, leaving people unable to tend to even their most basic, everyday needs. A RAND-led research team developed the most precise estimate to date of the economic burden of the disease.

Nursing home residents with dementia get better care when they're in the majority, but that's typically not the case, research finds.