alzheimer’s
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Elder Fight Club: Staffers at Assisted-Living Facility Are Accused of Pitting Dementia Patients Against One Another
Three women who worked at a North Carolina eldercare facility have been arrested on charges they baited elderly dementia patients into fighting one another. Marilyn Latish McKey, 32, Tonacia Yvonne Tyson, 20, and Taneshia Deshawn Jordan, 26, were arrested earlier this month on charges of assault on an individual with a disability, according to the…
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Does Donald Trump Have Dementia?
As people analyze the flurry of rambling misstatements, outright lies and flip-flops coming from the toupeed totalitarian sitting in the Oval Office, credible voices who once giggled at Donald Trump’s antics have stopped laughing and started asking a very serious question: Is the president of the United States suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s? Rice University…
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The NFL's Big Brain Injury Problem That We Don't Give A Damn About
$6 billion in revenues and a product that’s consistently the most watched show on television led me to believe the NFL was untouchable. Then came the study released to the public Friday September 12th by actuaries as a result of the proposed concussion settlement. The actuaries expect 14% of all former players to be diagnosed…