Health Care

Texas LG pushing for dementia research institute

Dan Patrick wants the state to be a world leader and help find a cure.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks during a rally featuring former President Donald Trump on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Robstown, Texas. (AP Photo/Nick Wagner)

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) is calling on lawmakers to create a research institute dedicated to the treatment and prevention of dementia, a disease that costs the U.S. health system hundreds of billions of dollars a year.

Calling the program a “major legislative initiative,” Patrick said Monday he is working with leading lawmakers in the Senate and the House to craft legislation in the legislative session to fund a proposed Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas.

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