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Author: BY TOBY BILANOW - Publish Date: November 25, 2021 at 12:28AM Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.

Author: BY REBECCA ROBBINS - Publish Date: October 20, 2021 at 11:51PM The drug, Aduhelm, brought in $300,000 in revenue in its first full three months of availability. The company expects the drug to generate minimal revenue for the rest of the year.

Author: BY LIAM STACK - Publish Date: September 4, 2021 at 01:54AM A woman with advanced Alzheimer’s was trapped in her garden apartment before her health aide and neighbors teamed up to help.

Author: BY REBECCA ROBBINS - Publish Date: July 10, 2021 at 12:48AM The agency’s acting head said a review should look into whether any interactions between agency staff and the drug developer, Biogen, broke F.D.A. rules.

Author: BY REBECCA ROBBINS AND PAM BELLUCK - Publish Date: July 9, 2021 at 12:54AM The agency faced criticism for approving Aduhelm for all Alzheimer’s patients. The new label recommends that the drug be given only to patients with mild symptoms.

Author: BY PAM BELLUCK AND REBECCA ROBBINS - Publish Date: June 6, 2021 at 02:00AM If the agency approves it, aducanumab would be the first new Alzheimer’s treatment since 2003. Patients are desperate for new options, but some scientists say there isn’t enough evidence it works.

Author: BY PAULA SPAN - Publish Date: May 21, 2021 at 04:00PM Early studies reveal the toll that lockdowns, isolation and stress have taken on those who care for older Americans.

Author: BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD - Publish Date: December 30, 2020 at 06:56AM As the vaccine rolls out in nursing homes, more visits should be allowed.

Author: BY DENISE LU - Publish Date: December 13, 2020 at 03:00PM There were 100,000 more deaths in the U.S. than normal attributed to diabetes, Alzheimer's, high blood pressure and pneumonia, a New York Times analysis shows.

Author: BY JACK HEALY, DANIELLE IVORY AND SERGE F. KOVALESKI - Publish Date: October 31, 2020 at 07:01AM Nursing homes set restrictions to lower risks, but Covid-19 has continued spreading in some homes, and residents are now grappling with consequences from isolation.

Author: BY ANDY NEWMAN - Publish Date: September 2, 2019 at 02:00PM A home health aide for a 77-year-old man serves as social worker, diaper changer, dietitian, day planner, warden and more — all at dismal wages.

Author: GINA KOLATA - Publish Date: April 8, 2019 at 07:00AM Most people with dementia have a number of brain abnormalities, not just Alzheimer’s disease. The finding is forcing scientists to rethink the search for treatments.

Author: CARL ZIMMER - Publish Date: April 2, 2019 at 07:00AM

Author: JANE E. BRODY - Publish Date: April 1, 2019 at 07:00AM To support brain health as you age, start with the same foods that can help to keep your heart healthy.

Author: PHILIP S. GUTIS - Publish Date: December 4, 2018 at 07:00AM After my diagnosis, I silently held out hope that it had all been a big mistake.