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Friday, July 13, 2012

Medicare annual wellness exam now includes cognitive memory test

Early detection of Alzheimer’s is important, yet according to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA), general practitioners currently miss about 50 percent of dementia cases. Now, the annual free Medicare wellness exam will include cognitive memory tests to help increase the rate of early diagnosis of dementia. 

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Posted on Friday, July 13, 2012 at 01:01 AM in Aging, Alzheimer's, Dementia, Health, Memory, News and Research |

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I was not aware of this. Sounds like a good move.

Posted by: alanc230 | Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 01:19 PM

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