Press Releases

The following are official statements issued by UsAgainstAlzheimer’s in response to major national policy actions, industry events, breaking news, or organizational achievements. Please see the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s press kit page for additional information. For media requests, please contact Jon Summers at [email protected].

  • July 20, 2021

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Center for Brain Health Equity Spotlights the 41 Congressional Districts with the Highest Prevalence of Alzheimer’s among Blacks and Latinos

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Center for Brain Health Equity released a new data brief today...

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  • July 19, 2021

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Praises Proposed New National Risk Reduction Goal for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s today praised the decision by the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA)...

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  • June 24, 2021

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Applauds Progress with New Lilly and Eisai/Biogen Drug Treatments That Offer the Promise of More Choices to Alzheimer’s Patients

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s today issued the following statement from George Vradenburg, chairman and co-founder...

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  • June 21, 2021

    New Alzheimer’s Treatment Must Be Affordable and Accessible; with Faster and More Inclusive Phase 4 Confirmatory Trial

    The FDA’s approval of Aduhelm is a breakthrough in the fight to...

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  • June 07, 2021

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Hails FDA Approval of Aducanumab, the First Disease-Modifying Therapy for Early-Stage Alzheimer’s

    "This first disease-slowing drug is a dramatic turning point in the fight...

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  • May 19, 2021

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Welcomes Bipartisan Introduction of CHANGE Act to Encourage Early Detection and Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s welcomed the bipartisan introduction today in Congress of the CHANGE Act...

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  • May 19, 2021

    Broad Range of Health, Aging, Consumer and Dementia Groups call for Congress to Triple Funding for CDC’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Program

    More than 50 health, medical, aging, consumer, Alzheimer’s and dementia advocacy groups...

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  • May 05, 2021

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Says Draft Report on Value of Alzheimer’s Treatment will be Disappointing to Patients and Caregivers

    Patients and caregivers will be disappointed that this draft finding fails to...

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  • April 28, 2021

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s and the Paid Leave Alliance for Dementia Caregivers Praises Biden Administration Proposal to Expand Paid Family and Medical Leave

    No one should have to choose between their job and their family’s...

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Place & Brain Health Equity: Understanding the County-Level Impacts of Alzheimer’s

The effects of where people live, and the social determinants of health are under-recognized and under-appreciated in our national response to effectively treat and prevent Alzheimer's. This report found that deep social inequities exist in countries highly impacted by Alzheimer's among Latinos and Blacks.

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