Whether life involves dementia, spinal cord injury, chronic medical issues, neurological disorders, I know stuff. Stop by to share ideas or ask questions.
03/24/2024
An independent film on Alzheimer's will be in theaters soon that I backed. Max has a personal interest in the story and worked 10 years to present the information that shows a better way to approach diet for prevention. Watch the trailer.
01/23/2024
Could Bizarre Visual Symptoms Be a Telltale Sign of Alzheimer’s? Early identification of posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) may have important implications for Alzheimer’s treatment. PCA patients struggle with visual impairments like judging distances, distinguishing between moving and stationary objects and completing tasks like writing and retrieving a dropped ...
01/16/2024
It is vitally important for a knowledgeable family member
who is not afraid to speak up to always be at the side
of a patient who is hospitalized and to attend doctor visits.
This can greatly reduce diagnostic and treatment errors.
Diagnostic Errors Are Common in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults A study of seriously ill patients from academic medical centers across the country has found that nearly a quarter had a delayed or missed diagnosis.
11/03/2023
A New Hands-Free Option to Control Your Wheelchair: munevo DRIVE Ten years ago, I wrote an article for NEW MOBILITY about Google’s supposedly revolutionary Glass headset and what it might offer for wheelchair users. I had a lot of fun testing out the futuristic…
10/04/2023
A continuing discussion of this new and expensive medication.
Who Should Get the New Alzheimer Disease Drug? This Medical News story examines the complexity of determining who to treat with lecanemab, the new Alzheimer disease drug.
This opinion is something that needs to be discussed in many
areas of medical, public, and business in order to make life
more accessible for people with disabilities.
09/04/2023
Exciting progress and something to be wary of also.
Local surgeon performs first-of-its-kind surgery that could change landscape for transplant patients Organ transplant patients traditionally go through a grueling journey post operation, which involves a copious amount of medication for life. After years of ...
08/22/2023
This is an important article but not detailed enough. I
appreciate the doctor at the end saying what I've tried
to say to so many about the rush to approve expensive
drugs while failing to approve for in-home care that's
so badly needed.
Caution: Living Alone Puts People with Cognitive Decline at Risk The United States health system is poorly equipped to serve patients living alone who are also experiencing cognitive decline.
08/01/2023
This is an important article regarding detection of MS and
other neurological diseases in children and adults.
Blood Test May Reduce Risk of Disability in Kids An experimental blood test that reflects injury to nerve cells from multiple sclerosis (MS) was found to work for children with MS and other neurological conditions, even when they are symptom-free.
03/22/2023
There need to be adult community and family discussions about these issues and not ones that are driven by corporate, governmental, and organization dollars.
Examining the future impact of Alzheimer's disease in North Carolina The Alzheimer's Association expects the disease to affect 13 million people by the year 2050.
