Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel joins ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss the FDA approving a new Alzheimer treatment drug and the FDA banning bromide vegetable oils. Your home address could determine the likelihood of getting a dementia diagnosis, a new study suggests.
Researchers from University of Michigan Medical School analyzed Medicare claims for nearly five million older adults in regional health care markets across the country — focusing on the areas that had higher rates of diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. They found that in areas with a higher rate of diagnosis — known as "diagnosis intensity" — residents were twice as likely to find out they had the condition, especially among those ages 66 to 74, along with Black and Hispanic subgroups. DEMENTIA WARNING: DON'T EVER SAY THESE 16 THINGS TO LOVED ONES WITH THE DISEASE, EXPERTS ADVISE "The number of people who obtain a formal diagnosis is different across regions," lead study author Dr.
Julie Bynum, a researcher and professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at University of Michigan Medical School , told Fox News Digital. "Those differences are related to how many people actually have dementia, which is driven by risk factors like age, race and cardiovascular risks — but we cannot explain all the differences in the percentage of people who get diagnosed on these population characteristics." Where you live could determine the likelihood of getting a dementia diagnosis, a study by r.