Medicare Mulls Coverage for New Alzheimer's Drug

Medicare launched a formal process that will determine whether the agency will cover Aduhelm, the newly approved Alzheimer’s drug whose high price tag and unproven benefits have prompted widespread controversy. Source: NEW FEED

Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug: Why Some Patients Say Yes

As advocates and critics debate the FDA’s approval of the new drug, and a chorus of experts and patient advocates protest the price, many patients and their families are excited about it, hopeful that it will stop the debilitating disease…

Group Wants FDA Leaders Ousted Over Alzheimer's Drug Approval

A consumer advocacy group is calling for the removal of three top FDA officials, saying the agency’s approval of the Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (Aduhelm) was “reckless.” Source: NEW FEED

Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug: What to Know

As the first Alzheimer’s drug approved since 2003, advocates applaud the decision. Critics say the approval was based on inadequate proof that the drug works and balk at the price tag of $56,000 a year. Source: NEW FEED

How to Choose the Right Place for Alcohol or Drug Rehab

There are ways to find quality treatment centers for alcohol or drug addiction. Here’s how to get started. Source: NEW FEED

Addiction and Pain Management

If you’ve battled a drug or alcohol addiction, you may be nervous about taking medications that treat pain, such as opioids. Learn more about the options you might have and how to weigh them. Source: NEW FEED

New Alzheimer's Drug Slows Cognitive Decline in Early Test

An experimental drug appeared to slow cognitive decline in people with early Alzheimer’s disease, according to newly published research. Source: NEW FEED

Alzheimer's Patients Often Given Too Many Meds

Many older adults with dementia are prescribed dangerous combinations of drugs that raise their risk of overdose, falls and further mental deterioration, a new study finds. Source: NEW FEED

High BP at Night, Alzheimer's Risk May Rise, Too

Older men whose blood pressure rises at night may be at increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. Source: NEW FEED

Tony Bennett Reveals He Has Alzheimer's

As Tony Bennett releases what may well be his last album, his family has disclosed that the 1950s crooner who became popular with younger audiences decades later has Alzheimer’s disease. Source: NEW FEED