Alzheimer ’ s Documentary Sparks Controversy Over What Some See as Negativity

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According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 5 million people in the U.S. live with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and the price tag for the disease in 2016 was over $236 billion. Therefore, it isn’t surprising that the disease is often featured on news broadcasts and as a topic of documentaries. 
PBS has been particularly attentive to the issues of AD. In 2012, PBS aired a moving...

Source: Carol Bradley Bursack's SharePosts - January 31, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack, Minding Our Elders Source Type: blogs