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Finding Dr. Right for a Serious Diagnosis
(Source: NYT) - When you get a diagnosis of a life-threatening illness, you want to find the doctors and hospitals that can provide the best possible care. Not only do you want the right treatment, you also want a doctor who treats you with respect, listens to your concerns and responds in a timely manner.
Two Parkinson's Networks
(Source: NorthShore LIJ) - The disease that causes tremors, rigidity and slowed movements in a million Americans also targets another brain network that regulates thought and the ability to carry out everyday tasks.
Depression Often Untreated In Parkinson's Patients
(Source: Science Daily ) - In a recent study, researchers report that more than 27 per cent of Parkinson's patients screened positive for depression, 40 per cent of whom went untreated.
Dementia or Depression?
(Source: Health Central) - Physicians often have to distinguish depression from dementia in patients complaining of memory problems. Both are relatively common problems, and both are associated with impairments of thinking. One might wonder why they are so easy to confuse.
New Gene Mutation in Common Dementia
(Source: Science Daily) - Researchers have identified a new gene mutation linked to frontotemporal dementia.
Caregiver Crisis Looming
(Source: UPI) - As the percentage of Americans over 65 steadily grows, so does the demand for long-term care - a burden that falls largely on the shoulders of family members, experts said Monday.
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