National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States and the only cause of death among the top 10 in the United States that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed.
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Events for November 2, 2017
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COPD Awareness Month
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is a chronic lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. The disease is increasingly common, affecting millions of Americans, and is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.
National Family Caregivers Month
Caregiving can be a 24-hours a day/7-days a week job. Caring for a senior with Alzheimer’s or a child with special needs can be non-stop. Providing care around the clock can crowd out other important areas of life. And you never know when you will need to rush to the hospital or leave work at the drop of a hat.
National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
It’s about how you live. This is the theme for November’s National Hospice and Palliative Care Month 2017.
New York chapter event: Right-to-try drug legislation
Topic: Right-to-try drug legislation that Congress will consider this fall
Speaker: Alison Bateman-House, a medical ethicist at the Langone Medical Center, New York University
Place: New York State Health Foundation, 1385 Broadway at 38th St.
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