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Alzheimer’s research would get $1.26 billion under House bill
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2016
The federal government would receive $1.26 billion for Alzheimer’s research under a Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee funding bill put forth this week for fiscal year 2017.
Step up efforts to combat Alzheimer’s disease, experts urge
By
John O'Connor
May 29, 2018
Expanded efforts to understand and treat Alzheimer’s disease will be essential to unlocking its cure, according to experts at a national summit.
New Alzheimer’s definition will ‘dramatically’ increase those thought to have disease
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 11, 2018
A proposed new definition of Alzheimer’s disease unveiled Tuesday represents “a major evolution in how we think about Alzheimer’s,” according to the Alzheimer’s Association,...
Alzheimer’s test can diagnose disease decades before symptoms appear
Nov 09, 2015
A test leading to the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease 10 to 30 years before symptoms appear has been formally classified as the international reference method, which means that it will be used as...
Arizona AG secures second win against use of ‘secrecy clauses’ in senior living arbitration agreements
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 02, 2024
The use of so-called “secrecy clauses” in assisted living and nursing home arbitration agreements hit another snag after Arizona’s top attorney announced a second settlement affecting dozens of long-term...
Welltower CEO joins Argentum board
Nov 12, 2015
Welltower CEO and Director Thomas J. DeRosa has joined the Argentum Board of Directors.
Health systems increasingly seeing value of senior living, Welltower says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 22, 2017
Hospitals increasingly are seeing senior living communities as part of a solution to lowering their risk associated with older adults, Welltower CEO Tom DeRosa told analysts participating in an earnings...