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JAGS Editorial by Dr. Eric Widera Explores Industry-Influenced Workgroup's Proposal to Redefine Alzheimer's Criteria, Prompting Reflection on the Decision-Making Process in Disease Definition
Eric Widera, MD published an editorial in JAGS describing how a workgroup dominated by industry wants to redefine Alzheimer's as an abnormal accumulation of amyloid, regardless of current or future cognitive function. Dr. Widera raises a rarely asked question based on this new definition: "Who gets to decide how to redefine a disease? ".