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Blood‐Based Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Pathology and the Diagnostic Process for a Disease‐Modifying Treatment: Projecting the Impact on the Cost and Wait Times
Blood‐based biomarker tests are a promising tool to improve triaging Alzheimer’s disease at the primary care level.
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Prospects for Future Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease
This paper revisits expert predictions for advances in Alzheimer’s disease made in 2001 and projects future breakthroughs over the next 20 years.
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Key Barriers for Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) clinical trials are more complicated, costly, and slower than trials for other diseases. Addressing barriers would accelerate the approval of innovative therapies.
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Formerly Homeless and Other Stakeholder Perspectives of a Permanent Supportive Housing Program in Los Angeles County
Abstract In 2012, the Department of Health Services in Los Angeles County created the Housing for Health (HFH) initiative, which provides permanent supportive housing (PSH) and rental subsidies to homeless individuals who are among the highest utilizers of acute care overall and particularly under Medicaid. In addition to housing and rental subsidies, HFH provides intensive […]
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The “Advancing American Kidney Health” Executive Order: Challenges and Opportunities for the Large Dialysis Organizations
This perspective in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases examines how the “Advancing American Kidney Health” Executive Order (AAKH) might reshape the US dialysis market.
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Supplemental Income Program Design: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial to Examine the Health and Wellbeing Effects on Older Adults by Gender, Duration and Payment Frequency
Older people in the developing world who lack social security benefits and health care may benefit most from monthly income programs.
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Short-Term Impact of Income on Cognitive Function: Evidence From a Sample of Mexican Older Adults
In low- and middle-income countries, supplemental income for the elderly may be an effective strategy to improve cognitive function by increasing food security and health care utilization.
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Living Arrangements and Supplemental Income Programs for Older Adults in Mexico
Living arrangements often reflect important quality-of-life indicators for elderly adults.
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Perceived COVID-19 Health Threat Increases Psychological Distress Among Black Americans
The present study used data from the American Trends Panel to examine the interplay between the perceived COVID-19 health threat, discriminatory beliefs in medical settings, and psychological distress among Black Americans.
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Pharmaceutical Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Utilization and Disparities
The use of antidementia drugs is relatively low and varies widely by race/ethnicity.
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