If you see a few landmarks on the Mississippi Gulf Coast lit up in blue, it's all for a good reason! Landmarks being lit in teal to raise awareness for Alzheimer's. This comes from the Light the World in Teal…
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials have approved a new Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows the brain-robbing disease. The Food and Drug Administration granted the approval Friday for Leqembi for patients in the early…
A bill that could be pivotal in the fight against Alzheimer’s Disease is now one step away from being a law. In an overwhelming vote of 94-5, the United States Senate passed the Eureka Act authored by U.S. Senator Roger…
According to Alzheimer’s Mississippi, 5.4 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's. One of them lives on Seal Avenue in Biloxi and the community has decided to take spreading awareness into their own hands by painting the street purple today for…
There are 5.4 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease. At least 52,000 people are battling the disease in Mississippi. Alzheimer’s Mississippi has been around since 1990. Today, the organization officially opened the very first Gulf Coast office. Alzheimer’s Mississippi offers…
Today on the Coast, U.S. Congressman Steven Palazzo met with caregivers for Alzheimer’s in Biloxi.
Former Mississippi First Lady, Ava Carroll Overton Waller, 87, of Jackson, died Tuesday, October 28th at Manhattan Nursing Home after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s.