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An estimated 280,000 Pennsylvanians currently live with Alzheimer’s disease.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Secretary Celeste Trusty from the state’s Board of Pardons explains how the process of applying for clemency has received a major update for the first time in decades; WESA reporter Sarah Boden discusses the challenges families face to manage finances when aging loved experience dementia or other cognitive decline; and a snapshot of fish fry meals from around the city this Lenten season.
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Researchers hope to learn how structural racism has impacted the cognitive health of Pittsburgh residents in two historically Black communities.
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The Alzheimer's Association's 2022 report finds that primary care physicians need more support to diagnose and manage the disease, which has no cure.
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Snowy days can be particularly dangerous for the 280,000 Pennsylvanians over age 65 who have Alzheimer's Disease.
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A lack of beds and staff, soaring costs, and action plans gone unheeded have left Pennsylvania, one of the oldest states in the nation, in a perilous position.
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More funding to help Alzheimer’s patients will soon be available thanks to federal legislation passed at the end of last year. Advocates hope it will…
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On a Saturday afternoon, a group of about 25 people, ranging from teenagers to seniors, were gathered at the Steel City Improv Theatre in Shadyside for a…
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Andrea Rosso thinks, in the future, doctors who work with older adults will regularly time them walking down hallways. But it won’t be to find out if…
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Jennie Dorris’s four music students each stood, mallets in hand, behind a marimba, which looks a little like a xylophone. They were getting one last look…