Donanemab for Alzheimer Disease—Who Benefits and Who Is Harmed? (2024)

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    Editorial

    July 17, 2023

    Jennifer J.Manly,PhD1; Kacie D.Deters,PhD2

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    • 1Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York

    • 2Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles

    JAMA. 2023;330(6):510-511. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.11704

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    Availability of safe and effective treatments for Alzheimer disease is an urgent challenge given the global shift toward an older population and increased risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia as people age.1,2 Dementia-related burdens are disproportionately felt within historically marginalized communities because structural inequalities rooted in racism, xenophobia, and sexism increase risk factors for cognitive impairment, increase barriers to diagnosis, and reduce access to care.3

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