A new medicine approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Alzheimer's is controversial but does bring some hope according to an area Doctor.
Dr. Gary Linker, a Psychiatrist with North Arkansas Regional Medical Center (NARMC)’s Center for Memory Mood & Thought, spoke with KHOZ’s Around The Table to discuss Alzheimer’s on Wednesday.
Linker has been involved in this work for 25 years. During his Fellowship he studied what people would be susceptible to the disease. He said he was drawn to this work because his grandparents and father were affected by a kind of dementia. “I just like the brain,” he said.
Linker commented on the medicine treatment for the disease. He said there are other medicines out there that might be even more effective than the one that was just approved. The controversy surrounding the new treatment is due to a clinic trial showing no benefit and a second one showing only some benefit. “The current medications do nothing to slow down the disease, and they really don’t help that many people,” he said.
He said this new information and medicine brings hope. “This [the new medicine] does promise to help some people.” He also said it promises to bring additional new therapies.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — “The sooner the legislation is passed, the sooner we can eradicate human trafficking and child trafficking here in Missouri once and for all,” Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said inside a conference room at the Southwest Missouri MoDOT office.
BRANSON, MO (April 25, 2024) – In conjunction with summer school in the Branson School District, a free nutritious meal will be available to all children age 18 and younger and eligible disabled adults. Children are not required to attend summer school to participate in the federally funded Summer Food Service Program.
White River Marine Group, the boat manufacturing division of Bass Pro Shops, has eliminated 176 jobs across three factories including one in northern Arkansas.
Over the next four days, National Weather Service Forecasters are predicting several periods of showers to move through the Lakes Region with severe weather possible beginning Friday.