Also - loving the fact that Freshet News has stepped into the local news void in the region. @freshetnews.bsky.social

This story is absolutely lovely and adorable (minus the heist part - that part obviously sucks).

Any article should of him should include her. Rosalind Franklin deserved the recognition and instead she was stiffed by that awful, petty man. (Rosalind Franklin's likeness, btw, is the only bust of a woman in the Old Library at Trinity College in Dublin).

tl;dr - this is a pretty big moment for #AlzheimersDisease. That said, we have our work cut out for us to ensure that our health care system is ready and we can't lose sight of all the other things that are necessary to ensuring people affected by dementia can live well.

🧓 Not everyone will be eligible. We still need to invest in all those other things that are necessary to support people affected by #dementia: anti-stigma, risk-reduction/prevention, clear treatment pathways, good community-based supports, home care, long-term care, and palliative care.

⚖️ Equitable access needs to be at the forefront. Where you live or your level of personal resources shouldn't be the determining factor as to whether you can access this treatment.

🧪 You'll need to know your APOE4 status (you'll need genetic testing) to access this. APOE4 testing is limited in BC, so this is another bottleneck we'll need to overcome.

🏥 Monitoring via MRI is required to watch for side effects. We'll need to boost our MRI capacity to do this.

🩺 Early diagnosis is critical. Only people with mild cognitive impairment or mild hashtag#dementia due to Alzheimer's disease will be eligible for treatment. We don't do a good job of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease early enough right now, so we have our work cut out for us.

🧠 It's a treatment, not a cure. Clinical trials show that lecanemab slows the progression of Alzheimer's disease - it doesn't stop it.

✅ Approval doesn't mean available. Provinces and private insurers will need to decide whether (and for whom) they'll fund this treatment. That can take up to 2 yrs.

Omg...my childhood is calling! This brings back memories...

I drove out to Langley today and the sun coming over the fields as the fog was just lifting was absolute perfection. A beautiful autumnal morning.

Understood - but from the article, it doesn't sound like the adapter was the critical failure point - it was the charging station.

The silver lining is that by their own data, offering vaccinations in schools works to boost coverage. Why not do a focused school-based campaign, then, to boost coverage - especially in those low-coverage areas?

I'm not convinced the Tesla was the problem. It sounds like the charging station itself failed in an unsafe manner and the driver just happened to have a Tesla. What makes you think it was the car that failed?