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Raising Awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia in Native Americans in North Carolina

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To the Editor—Recent approval of a disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) raises public hopes that other therapeutics may be on the horizon to treat this devastating condition affecting nearly… Click to show full abstract

To the Editor—Recent approval of a disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) raises public hopes that other therapeutics may be on the horizon to treat this devastating condition affecting nearly 6 million Americans, including over 180,000 North Carolinians [1]. We are encouraged because at long last we have a drug that can alter the underlying pathology of the illness; however, there are many unanswered questions, particularly when considering whether these treatments will have a meaningful impact on groups underrepresented in clinical trials.

Keywords: raising awareness; north carolina; disease dementia; awareness alzheimer; disease; alzheimer disease

Journal Title: North Carolina Medical Journal
Year Published: 2022

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