AGING & BRAIN HEALTH

As populations across the world age and older adults live longer, the rates of various dementia are increasing. A 2012 WHO report, ‘Dementia: A Public Health Priority’, highlighted this challenge and the need for better protocols for early detection and diagnosis. Because dementia is a multifaceted condition with many causes, types, and symptoms, accurate diagnosis is always a challenge…

By Matthew P. Janicki, Ph.D.

UNLOCKING BEHAVIORS

Meet our patient Ron: Ron is a 41-year-old man with a severe intellectual disability. He recently moved into a group home after living with his parents for most of his life. But because of their health issues, his aging parents can no longer provide the level of support he needs.

Risley “Ley” Linder, MA, M. Ed, BCBA, Craig Escude, MD, FAAFP, FAADM

I wrote this the weekend Judy Heumann died. I’ve known her since I was 4, and she was my oldest, most beloved friend , sister, mentor, confidant, and so much more!

That weekend, I was at my computer crying. Since my speaking ability has become laborious and unintelligible, I’m typing to verbalize my grief.

By Neil Jacobson

BREAKING BIAS

Sir William Osler, known as the doyen of medical education and one of the founders of the Johns Hopkins Medical School was once asked,

“When will doctors stop acting like God?” Osler thought for a moment and smiled with the response, “When the patients get off of their knees…

By Rick Rader, MD, Editor-in-chief HELEN