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STAT’s Neurotransmissions columnist Jason Karlawish asks: What are the harms of the way politicians talk about dementia? What should they say instead?
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Opinion: STAT+: Dementia should be a campaign issue — not an insult
STAT’s Neurotransmissions columnist Jason Karlawish asks: What are the harms of the way politicians talk about dementia? What should they say instead?
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Opinion: STAT+: Dementia should be a campaign issue — not an insult
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- Opinion: STAT+: Dementia should be a campaign issue — not an insult
STAT · journalism · 16 Sep 2026
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