In this episode, Matt & Donovan speak with a health economist, Dr. Lauren Nicholas, whose research investigates how missing a single credit card payment may be a very early indicator of a cognitive issue. Dr. Nicholas is an associate professor in the department of Health Systems Management & Policy at the University of Colorado School of Public Health and has published several studies that examined on how a financial issue might be among the first signs of cognitive decline. 

Lauren Nicholas Faculty Profile: https://coloradosph.cuanschutz.edu/resources/directory/directory-profile/Nicholas-Lauren-UCD6003780837  

Article referenced in this episode:  

Nicholas LH, Langa KM, Bynum JPW, Hsu JW. Financial Presentation of Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias [published correction appears in JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Feb 1;181(2):296]. JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):220-227. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6432 

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

CAPRA Website: http://capra.med.umich.edu/ 

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