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A veteran with dementia got lost going shopping. He died months after an officer body-slammed him

Mar. 28, 2024 14:48 PM EDT

When Carl Grant awoke from emergency surgery and couldn’t move, he apologized to family gathered around his hospital bed. In the fog of dementia, the U.S. Marine Corps veteran thought he’d been paralyzed in the Vietnam War. The truth: It was February 2020, he was 68, and a police...

FDA will take a deeper look into the safety and effectiveness of Lilly experimental Alzheimer's drug

Mar. 08, 2024 11:48 AM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Federal regulators put off a decision on whether to approve an Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s drug by making an unusual request to have outside advisers look at the treatment. Lilly had expected the Food and Drug Administration to decide on donanemab's approval by the...

After dementia reveal, producers of Wendy Williams documentary hope viewers see why they made it

Feb. 27, 2024 21:12 PM EST

If you watched Lifetime's Wendy Williams docuseries that premiered over the weekend and felt uncomfortable, you weren't alone. “Where is Wendy Williams?” premiered over the weekend and featured numerous scenes of the former talk show host unsteady, belligerent, confused and also...

Wendy Williams thanks fans for 'overwhelming' response to dementia diagnosis

Feb. 23, 2024 19:31 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Former talk show host Wendy Williams is thanking well-wishers for their response to the revelation she has been diagnosed with dementia and ahead of the airing of Lifetime documentary about her struggles. “I want to say I have immense gratitude for the love and...

Wendy Williams diagnosed with same form of dementia as Bruce Willis

Feb. 22, 2024 17:20 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with the same form of dementia that actor Bruce Willis has, a statement released Thursday on behalf of her caretakers says. The statement said the 59-year-old's diagnoses of primary progressive aphasia and...

Wendy Williams has frontotemporal dementia. What is FTD?

Feb. 22, 2024 15:51 PM EST

Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with a form of dementia, according to a statement released Thursday on behalf of her caretakers. The 59-year-old former talk show host was diagnosed last year with with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia “after undergoing a...

Silent brain changes precede Alzheimer's. Researchers have new clues about which come first

Feb. 21, 2024 17:26 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alzheimer’s quietly ravages the brain long before symptoms appear and now scientists have new clues about the dominolike sequence of those changes — a potential window to one day intervene. A large study in China tracked middle-aged and older adults for 20...

A year after Jimmy Carter entered hospice care, advocates hope his endurance drives awareness

Feb. 18, 2024 13:08 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Since Jimmy Carter entered hospice care at his home in south Georgia one year ago, the former U.S. president has celebrated his 99th birthday, enjoyed tributes to his legacy and lost his wife of 77 years. Rosalynn Carter, who died in November, about six months after...

Emma Heming Willis, wife of Bruce Willis, has a book on caregiving coming out in 2025

Feb. 05, 2024 10:42 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The wife of Bruce Willis is working on a guide to caregiving that draws upon her experiences tending to the beloved actor, who has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Emma Heming Willis' book, currently untitled, is scheduled for 2025. “Dementia not only...

Biogen will stop selling its controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm

Jan. 31, 2024 11:26 AM EST

Biogen will stop selling its Alzheimer’s treatment Aduhelm, a drug once seen as a potential blockbuster that stumbled after its launch a few years ago. The drugmaker also said Wednesday that it will end a study of the drug needed for full approval from the Food and Drug...