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Reframing NM’s Growing Elderly Population

February 13, 2025
A group of people stands near a reflective pond in a dry, grassy landscape with scattered trees and hills under a clear sky at sunset.

2.14.25 – KUNM’s Megan Kamerick asks Chip Conley, an expert on aging, what an expected boom in New Mexico’s elderly population could mean for our state.  Correspondent: Megan Kamerick  Guest: Chip Conley, Founder, Modern Elder Academy   

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Vaccine for Alzheimers Is in the Works

June 28, 2019
Alzheimer's vaccine

June 28, 2019 – There are currently about 5.8 million people in the United States living with Alzheimer’s Disease. That’s expected to more than double to 14 million. In New Mexico, an estimated 41,000 people age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s. It’s a devastating illness that robs people of their mental capacity and…

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