Trend: With 25% of US physicians aged 65+, hospitals test older doctors on mental and physical acuity

By SharpBrains | June 28, 2017

— When Are Doc­tors Too Old to Prac­tice? (The Wall Street Jour­nal): “In Feb­ru­ary, Robert Brown received an email that left him trou­bled. The New Jer­sey hos­pi­tal where the 71-year-old pedi­a­tri­cian was prac­tic­ing informed him that doc­tors age 72 and old­er would have to take a test to assess their phys­i­cal and men­tal health—or risk…

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First, do no harm? Study finds association between androgen deprivation therapy and increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease

By SharpBrains | December 15, 2015

Pros­trate Can­cer Treat­ment Tied To Alzheimer’s Risk (New York Times): “Hor­mone ther­a­py, a com­mon treat­ment for prostate can­cer, is asso­ci­at­ed with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s dis­ease, a new study has found…Overall, those treat­ed with hor­mone ther­a­py had an 88 per­cent increased risk of Alzheimer’s com­pared with oth­er patients. The longer 

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