2023-08-02 20:33
Black Patients Underrepresented in Memory Clinics: Study
MINNEAPOLIS – Black people and people living in less affluent neighborhoods—areas with higher poverty levels and fewer educational and employment opportunities— may be less likely to be seen at a memory care clinic compared to white people and people living in neighborhoods with fewer disadvantages, according to new research published in the August 2, 2023, online issue of Neurology ® , the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology . "Our results are concerning, especially since these clinics are likely to be a major point of access for new Alzheimer's treatments as they become available," said study author Albert M.

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