Summer is finally here! Time to kick back and enjoy the great outdoors, right? Workplace burnout? Or no. Work is crazy and overwhelming. You can’t seem to stay focused and get your work done. How can you plan your day when every decision feels impossible and you keep getting interrupted? Even that summer vacation you’ve been looking forward to is now stressing you out because there’s no way you can finish what you need to get done before you leave. You feel you could break u

Treatment options for Alzheimer's Part 3 : What else do I need to know about eligibility and how to access treatment? Lecanemab was proven effective at reducing Alzheimer’s-type plaques in the brain. Amyloid is measured in the brain using a specialized type of scan called amyloid PET. Research participants all had an amyloid PET scan showing evidence of these plaques before starting treatment. This scan was needed to prove that Alzheimer’s disease caused their cognitive im

Part 2: Am I eligible to take lecanemab? How can a neuropsychologist help to answer this question? Lecanemab is effective in people with mild cognitive impairment and with early dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease. Investments in training over the last two decades have increased the capacity of general practitioners in Quebec to diagnose and treat dementia. However, it can be difficult to distinguish between normal age-related cognitive changes and the earliest stages