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Issue 385, 2018 October/November (Medical Center Edition)

This issue (Medical Center Edition) includes: Complete Go for the Gold by October 31 Care Gap Alerts with Vandana Abramson, MD Passion at Work with Jerry Jones, MPA, AEMT Breast Cancer Awareness Expo & Hold the Stuffing Return Take Time for a Benefits Checkup Express Care Clinic Available for Faculty and Staff Issue 385, 2018 October/November (Medical Center Edition)

Dementia and the Healthy Brain

As our population ages, it is now estimated that for the US and other industrialized nations, the number of individuals diagnosed with neurocognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, will continue to increase. The CDC noted that, in 2017, complications from Alzheimer's was the sixth leading cause of death for individuals in the United States who are 65 and older. Worldwide, the incidence of dementia is thought to be on the increase, with researchers estimating that the diagnosis of Dementia will triple by 2050.