Opinion
Diagnosing ‘Stage One Alzheimer’s Disease’ based solely on biomarkers is potentially dangerous to patients.
Climate & Environment
As friends and family visit, so too do their viruses. What’s trending and where? And how can you protect yourself? The Times speaks with Peter Chin-Hong, a UCSF infectious disease doctor.
President Trump announced he’s pulling the U.S. from the WHO. Now researchers are scrambling to understand what that means for the H5N1 bird flu pandemic.
Television
Despite the advance of his dementia, the legendary writer behind ‘Deadwood’ and ‘NYPD Blue’ is still writing — with help from his wife and a longtime friend.
A cluster of workers at Ventura County berry farms recently have been diagnosed with a rare disease often transmitted through sick animals’ urine.
California
The report is thought to be the first that estimates Alzheimer’s prevalence in the U.S. at the county level. Researchers reviewed 3,142 counties across the country.
World & Nation
Congo’s health minister says the government is on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people.
Science & Medicine
People without memory problems could be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s under a plan by an influential scientific panel dominated by members with ties to drug companies.
Movies
Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer’s, according to her son, ‘The Notebook’ director Nick Cassavetes. ‘We lived it, she acted it, and now it’s on us,’ he says.
Three Southern California counties ranked among the highest in the U.S. for total number of people with the disorder. Researchers’ next step: identifying risk factors county by county.