USA2 SPOTLIGHT  

A September 25, 2015 USA2 statement highlighted the 2015 WomenAgainstAlzheimer’s Summit, a two-day event that will “bring together national and international leaders in Alzheimer’s research, science, policy, advocacy, and care to share new data, knowledge, and insights with congressional policymakers.”

A September 24, 2015 General Board of Church & Society of the United Methodist Church (GBCS) Faith in Action Q&A with USA2 and Rev. Cynthia Abrams, director of Health & Wholeness, highlighted Alzheimer’s growing impact on communities. According to Rev. Abrams, “We are committed to the community. Alzheimer’s affects virtually every community — in developed and developing countries alike.” Rev. Cynthia Abrams also wrote a campanion piece for Faith in Action about Alzheimer’s impact every 67 seconds. 

A September 26, 2015 The Clarion-Ledger article highlighted the introduction of the “Ensuring Useful Research Expenditures is Key for Alzheimer’s (EUREKA) Act” by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS). According to the article, “Wicker’s legislation is supported by the XPRIZE Foundation, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, Alzheimer’s Association, Eli Lilly and Co., BrightFocus Foundation and the MIND Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.”

MUST READS

A September 26, 2015 Barron’s article profiled “how private banks are tackling the financial and emotional issues that affect older parents.” According to the article, “Banks are finding that any such assistance helps lift their aging clients’ burdens. U.S. Trust routinely deals with the issues thrown up by Alzheimer’s, for example. In one case, U.S. Trust provided assistance to family members living some 5,000 miles away from their mother, who had advanced Alzheimer’s.”

A September 26, 2015 Silicon Hills article reported that “Dr. William Henrich, president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, will announce a new Institute for Alzheimer and Neurodegenerative Disease.” 

A September 26, 2015 San Diego Magazine article profiled Dr. Eric Topol’s efforts to realize the future of medicine through technology. According to the article, “Eric Topol believes digital technologies—genomics, smartphones, and electronic health records—will lead to ‘digital human beings.’ Not in the dystopian sci-fi sense, but rather patients who have complete access to comprehensive health information and can make educated decisions about how to use it.”