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Retired Black NFL players say brain-injury payouts discriminate By MARYCLAIRE DALE and MICHELLE R. SMITH Published  article NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 23: Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), Roger Goodell, speaks at a press conference announcing the 16 winners of the first round of the $20M Head Health Challenge, a research grant created by the NFL and General Expand PHILADELPHIA - Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of "race-norming" to determine which players are eligible for pa...

Black Men Have Lower Cognitive Skills Than White Men, NFL Asserts In Brain Injury Lawsuits On 5/14/21 at 5:07 PM EDT Former NFL players who suffer from dementia or other brain injuries may be entitled to payouts under the NFL's $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims but the league uses a scoring algorithm that requires former Black players to score lower for cognitive skills than their white counterparts to receive an award which has been called "race-norming." The settlement is overseen by senior U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody, who was handed 50,000 petitions on Friday by former Wa...

Alzheimer’s Could Lie in the Eyes of the Holder Source: GoodLifeStudio/Getty Images May 14, 2021 Investigators at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Weill Institute for Neurosciences may have found the window into understanding and potentially diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease early. New findings from the researchers—published recently in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring through an article entitled “Retinal imaging demonstrates reduced capillary density in clinically unimpaired APOE ε4 gene carriers”—showed ...

Study finds racial disparities in health care extend to dementia, Alzheimer's treatment Specialized care a 'scarce resource already' An Alzheimer’s Association report said 66% of Black Americans believe it is harder for them to get excellent care for Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias while 40% of Native Americans, 39% of Hispanic Americans and 34% of Asian Americans believe their race or ethnicity makes it hard to get care. and last updated 2021-05-10 17:04:13-04 CINCINNATI — Marilyn Anderson’s late husband, Herndon, was only 50 when he started experiencing problems w...

May activities at the Wareham Council on Aging Wicked Local WAREHAM - While the Council on Aging Center remains closed, a few outdoor activities will take place weather permitting. The Council is looking forward to the Center opening soon. Announcements will be made in the local media and on Facebook. Coffee and Conversation takes place each Tuesday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the rear of the Multi-Service Center. Get reacquainted or meet new friends. May Garden Therapy do-it-yourself kits, created and donated by the Wareham Garden Club, will be available for pickup at the front of the Wareham Free ...