Misplacing the keys, searching for your glasses when they’re atop your head, forgetting why you got up and walked into the other room, having the name of a movie you just saw at the tip of your tongue: These are classic examples of the memory lapses we all experience from time to time. As you g...
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Self-Screening for Memory Loss: Yay or Nay?
By John Swartzberg, MD, Chair, Wellness Letter Editorial Board
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