Dame Barbara Windsor has called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to “sort out” care for people who have dementia. The former EastEnders star, who has Alzheimer’s, launched an open letter with her husband Scott Mitchell to coincide with their appointment as ambassadors for Alzheimer’s Society. Ministers in England have been promising to publish plans on… Read More »
While you may have left your love for emo music behind in high school, acne isn’t always something you can say goodbye to so easily. Acne is becoming increasingly more common in adults, with up to 15 percent of women affected. So what causes acne, exactly? “When skin pores get clogged, usually by dead skin… Read More »
By JOE GRACE Amazon has quietly put together a syndicate including Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan to provide better and more affordable health care for their combined 1.2 million workers. The joint effort, called Haven, makes sense because many companies of size today are self-insured to provide health care at lower costs. But this is… Read More »
New research shows that a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease accurately detected levels of beta-amyloid protein in all stages of the condition, approaching “a level of accuracy that is usable in routine clinical care around the world.” Doctors could soon use a simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s. The brain changes that lead to the… Read More »
Support among many of the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls of government health care for undocumented immigrants may prove damaging in the eventual race against President Donald Trump, former Sen. Evan Bayh told CNBC on Monday. “That particular position may come back to haunt them in the general election,” said the Indiana Democrat who also served as… Read More »
As the U.S. population ages, the total annual cost of lost wages for unpaid family caregiving is on track to more than double, to reach $ 147 billion by 2050, a recent study suggests. The current economic cost of unpaid family care is about $ 67 billion and includes reduced work hours and foregone earnings… Read More »