MedPage Today (5/20, George) reports a study of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries showed that “dementia incidence decreased in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021 but prevalence increased.” Researchers noted that “approximately 5 million cases of incident dementia were documented from 2015 to 2021.” They found that “age- and sex-standardized incidence rates fell from 3.5% in 2015 to 2.8% in 2021, but prevalence rose from 10.5% to 11.8%.” According to researchers, “incidence was highest in 2015 for Black beneficiaries (4.2%), followed by Hispanic beneficiaries (3.7%) and white beneficiaries (3.4%). In 2021, incidence was still highest for Black beneficiaries (3.1%), but for white beneficiaries, it was 2.8% and for Hispanic beneficiaries, it was 2.6%.” Overall, they said “those living in socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods had the highest incidence and prevalence.” The study was published in The BMJ. (Source: APA Headlnes)