Brain Health: Does Alcohol Use Increase Your Risk of Dementia?

As I sought to write this blog about Alcohol use being a risk factor for Dementia, I believed the answer was, “yes.” As I researched all the major national institutions looking for the data to support my assumption, I was surprised by how little confirming information there was on this. Certainly, there are studies showing that heavy drinking can cause Alcohol-related dementias but little direct correlation between drinking and the risk of developing dementia.

New York Times: HEALTH|Paxlovid Cuts Covid Death Risk. But Those Who Need It Are Not Taking It.

As Covid rises again, killing about 1,500 Americans each week, medical researchers are trying to understand why so few people are taking Paxlovid, a medicine that is stunningly effective in preventing severe illness and death from the disease.