WECT is reporting that addressing the sixth leading cause of death in America, a new treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for people with early stages of the disease in hopes to slow the progression of symptoms. According to data that can be found in a report from the Alzheimer’s Association, in 2022, approximately 6.5 million Americans age 65 and older were living with Alzheimer’s Disease, with an additional 200,000 people believed to have had the disease under the age of 65. In 2020, approximately 180,000 North Carolina residents were believed to have Alzheimer’s, with that number expected to climb to 210,000 in 2025, a 16.7% increase in five years.
