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Health Care October 20, 2022

Family Caregivers Find Support on #dementia TikTok

This article by Kate Wells of Michigan Radio first appeared in Kaiser Health News and NPR Kate Wells, Michigan Radio October 20, 2022 It all changed on a Saturday night…

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Health Care January 23, 2022

Conflicts between nursing home residents are often chalked up to dementia – the real problem is inadequate care and neglect

By Eilon Caspi, University of Connecticut [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission] Frank Piccolo was a beloved high school chemistry teacher in Ontario, Canada, until his…

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Health Care October 24, 2021

Cobb Senior Wellness Center to hold presentation on recently approved Alzheimer’s drug

The Cobb Senior Wellness Center will hold a free presentation entitled Aducanumab: The New Alzheimer’s Drug on Wednesday October 27. The event is for people 55 years of age and…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

From the Editor July 5, 2021

From the Editor: Back Home to Cobb County at Last

Our regular readers might that noticed that our volume of content dropped over the past few days. I was in Albany, New York for the past three months, taking care…

From the Editor April 16, 2021

I’ve seen snow this year, but not in Cobb County

I’m not a big fan of snow, but I do like to see it about once per year. This morning I woke to a steady dusting of snow, but not…

Jim Williams, volunteer legislative ambassador for the Georgia Alzheimer's Association at Rev Coffee Roasters in Smyrna

Health Care September 9, 2018

Jim Williams: Alzheimer’s Association legislative ambassador

Jim Williams lives in Smyrna and is a volunteer legislative ambassador for the Georgia Alzheimer‘s Association for U.S. Congressional District 13. We met in the popular Smyrna coffee shop Rev Coffee…

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