Too old for 2020? Trump, Biden, Bernie and the politics of age
Apart from the political message it sends, nominating a candidate pushing 80 presents at least one clear area of medical concern — the increased risk of dementia. At age 65, one in 10 Americans suffers from Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia, according to statistics from the . That number jumps significantly over the next 10 years of age: 17 percent of people age 75 to 84 are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and 38 percent of people age 85 or older suffer from the disease./ “I would not want to have a president who is demented. I ...
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