Dementia cases in US projected to rise dramatically by 2050, study finds

Increase will add strain on healthcare system already struggling amid cuts by Trump administration, experts say

The number of people with dementia in the United States is projected to increase dramatically over the next 25 years, which will place increasing strain on a healthcare system already struggling to help them amid cuts by the Trump administration, experts say.

According to a new study in Jama Neurology, the annual incidence of new dementia cases globally will more than double, from 11.4m in 2023 to 24.7m in 2050. In the United States, the number of adults diagnosed with dementia each year will increase from 514,000 in 2020 to 1m by 2060, according to a Jama study published in 2024.

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Zelenskyy defends leaders of Finland and Norway over Putin talks – POLITICO.eu

  1. Zelenskyy defends leaders of Finland and Norway over Putin talks  POLITICO.eu
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 27, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. European Leaders Split Over Phone Call to Putin  The New York Times
  4. Two Nordic leaders urge Putin to end Ukraine war in rare direct contact by Europeans  Reuters
  5. Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin  BBC
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Coalition talks loom in Israel as Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs set to fall short of majority

Projections show votes for Palestinian parties surged in a tight contest that drew highest turnout in decades

Israel’s future hung in the balance on Wednesday as it became clear that Benjamin Netanyahu had lost his governing majority. His political fate now depends on whether opposition Jewish parties are prepared to forge a common front with Palestinian parties, whose support surged in Tuesday’s elections.

The leader of the Jewish opposition bloc, the retired general Gadi Eisenkot, appeared to rule out such a broad coalition in a premature declaration of victory overnight for what he called a “Zionist majority”.

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COD Modern Warfare 4 uses real news footage from South Korean tragedy, is urged by families to remove it – Video Games Chronicle

  1. COD Modern Warfare 4 uses real news footage from South Korean tragedy, is urged by families to remove it  Video Games Chronicle
  2. Victims appalled as deadly crush footage included in Call of Duty  BBC
  3. Outcry after Call of Duty maker uses real footage of deadly Seoul crowd crush in new video game  The Guardian
  4. Itaewon Crowd Crush Footage Found in 'Call of Duty'; Bereaved Families Demand Removal, Calling It 'Insensitive'  news.sbs.co.kr
  5. New Call of Duty game under fire for using footage of deadly 2022 South Korea crowd crush  CBC
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Serbian police say assailant killed after attacking officer outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade – AP News

  1. Serbian police say assailant killed after attacking officer outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade  AP News
  2. Serbian police say assailant killed after attacking a guard outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. Serbian shot dead after attacking officer outside Israeli embassy, minister says  BBC
  4. Knife-Wielding Attacker Fatally Shot Outside Israeli Embassy in Serbia  The New York Times
  5. Policeman kills knife attacker outside Israeli embassy in Serbia  Reuters
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