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A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether they have dementia. It also raises concern about the accuracy and impact of such life-altering news. Independent experts are leery because key test results have […]

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Two experimental drugs failed to prevent or slow mental decline in a study of people who are virtually destined to develop Alzheimer’s disease at a relatively young age because they inherited rare gene flaws. The results announced Monday are another disappointment for the approach that scientists have focused on for years — trying to remove […]

Entertainment

Bravo network is reportedly ready to exploit former model/famed restaurateur B. Smith as the network is rumored to have greenlit a reality show that will follow Smith, her husband Dan Gasby and his girlfriend Alex Lerner. MTO reported that former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” producer Carlos King has signed a production deal with Dan and Alex for a reality TV show about their […]

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Dan Gasby, the husband of famed restaurateur B. Smith, believes race plays a role in the backlash he received after revealing his relationship with another woman while caring for his ailing wife. Gasby, 64, revealed in December that he and Alex Lerner, 53, who is white, were in a romantic relationship and caring for his wife who has […]

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Fans of famed restaurateur and lifestyle guru B. Smith are lashing out at her husband after he and his blonde girlfriend appeared in a Washington Post profile. Dan Gasby, 64, opened up about his relationship with the other woman; as he cares for Smith, 69, amid her ongoing battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Gasby first went public with […]

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Q-Tip took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce that he’s dedicating the next episode of his Beats 1 show “Abstract Radio” to his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s and dementia. “This weekend on Abstract Radio, I’ll be doing a special show dedicated to my mother,” he said in a video. “It’s her birthday on Dec. 9. Shouts out […]

The Balm In Gilead, Inc. is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) whose mission is to prevent diseases and to improve the health status of individuals who are disproportionately affected by high rates of health disparities. Dr. Pernessa Seele, is the Founder and CEO. Her organization works to combat health disparities in the African-American community. One of […]

Dr. Pernessa C. Seele hosts The Balm In Gilead’s panel on Alzheimer’s and Dementia during the 2018 Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion with panelists Dr. Jonathan Jackson, Founding Director CARE Research Center; Bern Nadette Stanis, actress and author; and Tina Thomas, Director of Programs and Services The Alzheimers’s Association.   PART 1      CLICK […]

  Dan Gasby, the husband of famed restaurateur B.Smith have co-written Before I Forget,  an incredible new book that chronicles the life of the legendary publisher and former model as she suffers from Alzheimer’s and the journey her husband shares as her caregiver. “She’s in the mid-stage. It’s a challenge. When you were married to a […]

Life & Style

The holidays are high stress for most anyone, but adding travel to the mix can make things even more complicated. For the five million people…

Dr. Lisa Ashe is a Board Certified Internal Medicine physician and founder of Be Well Medical Group (Be Well). Be Well provides concierge medical services to patients in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia metropolitan areas. Dr. Ashe launched Be Well based on years of experience as a traveling physician and her observations in multiple […]

Since last November’s scary incident in which B. Smith went missing for seventeen hours (but was thankfully found safe and sound), we’ve been following her…