Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Brain Scans Reveal That Some Patients Taking Drugs For Alzheimer's Don't Actually Have Disease
Does it really take an expensive brain scan to diagnose Alzheimer's? Not everybody needs one but new research suggests that for a surprising number of patients whose memory problems are hard to pin down, PET scans may lead to changes in treatment. (7/19)
A significant portion of people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia who are taking medication for Alzheimer鈥檚 may not actually have the disease, according to interim results of a major study currently underway to see how PET scans could change the nature of Alzheimer鈥檚 diagnosis and treatment. (Bahrampour, 7/19)
In nursing homes and residential facilities around the world, health care workers are increasingly asking dementia patients questions: What are your interests? How do you want to address us? What should we do to celebrate the life of a friend who has passed away? (Wang, 7/19)
