dementia
The 13th annual Dr. Lemuel and Gloria Rogers African American Health Symposium recently focused on Alzheimer’s and dementia among African Americans in Rochester, N.Y. This symposium aimed to raise awareness about the higher incidence of these cognitive disorders in the African American community, which is reported to be twice as likely to experience Alzheimer’s and […]
The documentary “Where is Wendy Williams?” by Lifetime will proceed with its scheduled airing this weekend, following a New York court’s dismissal of an attempt to block its broadcast. The court ruled that preventing the documentary from airing would constitute an “impermissible prior restraint on speech,” violating the First Amendment. The documentary, set to be […]
The Edgerton Community Center hosted a health forum on Thursday, March 5, focused on addressing the racial disparities in dementia research and patient care. In attendance were 250 people, including dementia patients, their families, caregivers, and members of the community. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) notes that disparities do exist across racial/ethnic groups, which […]
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