Posts tagged Alzheimer’s
Conversations: Ross Douthat
Conversations: Ross Douthat

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat speaks about his book The Deep Places, which chronicles his harrowing experience with chronic Lyme disease.

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Conversations: Jason Karlawish, MD
Conversations: Jason Karlawish, MD

Dr. Jason Karlawish speaks about his book The Problem of Alzheimer’s, and the mounting practical, moral, and ethical quandaries of caring for patients with Alzheimer’s and other dementia-causing diseases.

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Conversations: Kirsten Johnson
Conversations: Kirsten Johnson

Documentary filmmaker speaks about her film Dick Johnson Is Dead, which explores her experience caring for her father, a psychiatrist who has dementia.

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