Tag Archives: Alzheimer’s

Aduhelm and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Potential Medicare Budget-Buster Puts A Blazing Light on Health Care Costs and Innovation

The FDA’s approval of the first therapy to treat Alzheimer’s Disease in over twenty years brought attention to a not-yet-convened debate of U.S. health care costs and spending, innovation, and return-on-the-investment (as well as “for whom” do the returns accrue). In my latest post for Medecision, I explore different angles on the Aduhelm and Alzheimer’s… Read More »

Many Alzheimer’s Experts Say Use of Aduhelm Should Be Sharply Limited

Alzheimer’s Disease New Drug Approved Does New Drug Work? Understand Alzheimer’s Disease One Face of Alzheimer’s Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Many Alzheimer’s Experts Say Use of Aduhelm Should Be Sharply Limited Even those who supported the F.D.A.’s approval of the controversial new drug said authorizing it… Read More »

Is Alzheimer’s a Form of Diabetes?

More evidence has been uncovered that Alzheimer’s disease may actually be a third form of diabetes, according to researchers from Northwestern University. Insulin and insulin receptors in your brain are crucial for learning and memory, and it’s known that these components are lower in people with Alzheimer’s disease. In your brain, insulin binds to an… Read More »

NIH head predicts Alzheimer’s breakthrough within five years

The head of the Trump administration’s medical research institution predicted the United States would be closer to slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease within the next five years. “Will we have a cure this year? Probably not,” National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins said on New Year’s Eve in an interview with Newsmakers on… Read More »