Mild cognitive impairment

New Alzheimer’s drug given to first patient at Harborview Medical Center

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New Alzheimer’s drug given to first patient at Harborview Medical Center

SEATTLE — A Mount Vernon man was the first to receive the new Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab, at the University of Washington (UW) Medicine’s Memory and Brain Wellness Center on Dec. 1. “I’m pleased that Harborview Medical Center is one of the first West Coast hospitals to administer the IV infusion treatment to our qualifying patients,” … Read more

Millions of Americans Have Cognitive Decline and Don’t Know It

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Millions of Americans Have Cognitive Decline and Don’t Know It

Millions of Americans and their doctors are in the dark when it comes to early cognitive decline, according to new research from the University of Southern California. A study out this week suggests that most general physicians vastly under-diagnose mild cognitive impairment among their patients, following another recent study from the same authors which found … Read more