A pharmaceutical industry veteran, Ellen Scharaga serves as an operational consultant with Alegria Specialty Pharmacy in Melville, New York, assisting the company in the development of new drug strategies for difficult-to-treat diseases. In addition to her everyday professional work, Ellen Scharaga helps in the fight against chronic illnesses by supporting nonprofit groups like the Alzheimer’s Foundation. According to data collected by the Alzheimer’s Association, some $260 billion was spent over the past year to treat people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related conditions. This figure was reported as part of the organization’s annual Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures release, which also calculates the physical and emotional toll that caring for people with the disease can have on caregivers. For example, more than a third of people caring for Alzheimer’s patients report that their overall health has deteriorated because of the strain that caregiving has had on them. Mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety, are also more prevalent in Alzheimer’s caregivers than in individuals who provide care to loved ones suffering from other illnesses. The report can be viewed in its entirety at http://www.alz.org/documents_custom/2017-facts-and-figures.pdf.
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