👀 When should you see a doctor for #memoryloss? Sometimes, the warning signs are subtle. Personality changes, trouble planning, or confusion in familiar places could signal something more. Hearing others’ experiences may help you or a loved one take the next step. 🔗 Read real stories to gain more insights on what to look out for or join the #journeytodiagnosis conversation by sharing your story with us: https://buff.ly/48TMLJa 🔗
Being Patient
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The latest news on Alzheimer’s disease and brain health research
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Being Patient is an editorially independent news and community platform that aims to create clarity around complex health issues and be a trusted, accurate source of information for the people impacted by a disease. We build single-subject platforms looking at health topics from the patient’s point of view, starting with Alzheimer's. Through clear and compelling reporting, we examine the latest research and debates on the prevention, treatment and care of a disease. We find out what patients want to know and go straight to the expert community for the answers. Our founder, Deborah Kan, left her job as Executive Producer at the Wall Street Journal last year to redesign reporting on health after her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. She found that there was no single place she could go, free of any bias, to help her understand the research. She founded Being Patient with one mission – to provide patients, caregivers and carriers of the Alzheimer’s gene the tools they need to navigate the disease and elevate the patient’s voice into important conversations on healthcare and research.
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This #PatientPerspective Live Talk is today! We hope you can join us and let us know if you have any questions for SuAnn about living with #MCI and #MS 🙌
Join us this Friday, March 28, at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET for a #LiveTalk with co-host of #LivingOurBestWithMemoryLoss and former pediatric nurse SuAnne Cobb. She’ll discuss her experience with mild cognitive impairment (#MCI) and multiple sclerosis (#MS) and how it sparked her own advocacy. RSVP to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eegV7Q89
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🧠 It can be near impossible to achieve physical goals and demanding life challenges without optimal #brainhealth. 🔗 University of Cambridge's Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian and Christelle Langley explain more here: https://lnkd.in/gpyaWpHT 🔗
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🧠 Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the U.S., but they’re drastically underrepresented in #Alzheimers #research. Dr. Van Ta Park, professor at University of California, San Francisco, is working to change that. From building nationwide #research studies to hosting K-drama-inspired workshops, she’s raising awareness and sparking essential conversations in the community — while navigating her own father’s Alzheimer’s #diagnosis. Watch the full conversation now produced by Being Patient's Mark Niu 👇 #AlzheimersAwareness #AsianAmericanHealth #BrainHealth #DementiaResearch #PublicHealth #CommunityCare
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🧠 Caring for a loved one with #Alzheimers can be overwhelming — but you don’t have to do it alone. Respite care offers #caregivers the chance to rest and recharge, without compromising their loved one’s safety. 🔗 Read the full article for tips and resources to find support in your area: https://buff.ly/EL20IwO 👇
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🧠 “We were originally told it was both #Parkinson’s and #Alzheimers…but eventually came the diagnosis of lewy body dementia.” Jennifer Randazzo shares her family’s journey after her dad’s #lewybody #dementia #diagnosis at age 55 — from #misdiagnosis, to writing a children’s book, to finding strength, compassion, and healing along the way. 📘 Her book, Grandpa and Lewy, was inspired by the lessons she learned while #caregiving — and the love that never wavered. 📢 Do you have a #JourneyToDiagnosis story to share? We’d love to hear it! Share in the comments or email lauren@beingpatient.com #BPJourneyToDiagnosis
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🩸 Blood tests that screen for #biomarkers of #Alzheimers #disease are growing more widely available. But the results can be very tough to interpret. 🔗 Here’s more about what you need to know 👇 https://buff.ly/N1UGQPZ
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📈 After a hack exposed the data of millions of its customers, the at-home #genetictesting giant 23andMe has gone bankrupt and will be selling off user #data to the highest bidder. 🔗 Here's the low-down from Being Patient's Simon Spichak: https://lnkd.in/gt9NdQMn 👇
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Join us this Friday, March 28, at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET for a #LiveTalk with co-host of #LivingOurBestWithMemoryLoss and former pediatric nurse SuAnne Cobb. She’ll discuss her experience with mild cognitive impairment (#MCI) and multiple sclerosis (#MS) and how it sparked her own advocacy. RSVP to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eegV7Q89
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🦠 Five years after the start of the #COVID19 pandemic, doctors and patients explain long #COVID, its causes, and its prevention and treatment. 🔗 Here's more 👇 https://buff.ly/TuLttbb