The Problem of Alzheimer's: How Science, Culture, and Politics Turned a Rare Disease Into a Crisis and What We Can Do about It

by Jason Karlawish

Book Overview

A definitive and compelling book on one of today's most prevalent illnesses.

In 2020, an estimated 5.8 million Americans had Alzheimer's, and more than half a million died because of the disease and its devastating complications. 16 million caregivers are responsible for paying as much as half of the $226 billion annual costs of their care. As more people live beyond their seventies and eighties, the number of patients will...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 125021873X
• ISBN13: 9781250218735
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"