Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurological disorder that affects your ability to speak, read, write, and understand others. When you have it, it becomes harder and harder to express your ...

Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with a form of dementia and a communication disorder called primary progressive aphasia, which is a rare disease that has a typical life ...

The family of actor Bruce Willis, best known for the Die Hard movie franchise, announced in 2022 that he was retiring from acting because he had a brain disorder that affected his ability to speak.

Difficulty finding words or the habit of substituting them with others that are similar semantically – such as knife and cutter – or phonologically – such as knife and wife – are usually the first ...

Primary progressive aphasia is a neurological condition that causes a gradual decline in language abilities. There is no cure or medication that can reverse or stop the progression of PPA. The ...

It's been more than two years since Wendy Williams' stepped away from her beloved daytime talk show as she battled various health conditions. She's made a few public appearances since, but in April ...

Progressive aphasia encompasses a group of neurodegenerative syndromes in which language functions deteriorate insidiously over time. Interventions have evolved from simple naming drills to ...

The science of aging often speaks of "Alzheimer's disease and other dementias," with the devastating effects of late-onset Alzheimer's and its severe memory loss being the most common and well-known ...

Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with dementia and aphasia, she and her medical team said in a statement released Thursday. Williams has been open in the past about her ...

(NEXSTAR) – TV personality and former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia after undergoing “a battery of medical tests,” her ...

Wendy Williams is facing new challenges in her health journey. The former talk show host, who retreated from the spotlight after The Wendy Williams Show came to an end in 2022, has been diagnosed with ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...