专家表示，这一增长将给本已因特朗普政府削减开支而苦苦挣扎的医疗系统带来更大压力。专家称，未来25年美国痴呆症患者人数预计将大幅增加，这将给本已难以帮助这些患者的医疗系统带来日益沉重的压力，而特朗普政府的削减措施更加剧了这一困境。
Increase will add strain on healthcare system already struggling amid cuts by Trump administration, experts say The number of people with dementia in the United States is projected to increase dramatically over the next 25 years, which will place increasing strain on a healthcare system already struggling to help them amid cuts by the Trump administration, experts say.
根据《美国医学会神经病学杂志》的一项新研究，全球每年新增痴呆症病例将增加一倍以上，从2023年的1140万例增至2050年的2470万例。根据2024年发表在《美国医学会杂志》上的一项研究，在美国，每年被诊断患有痴呆症的成年人人数将从2020年的51.4万增至2060年的100万。
According to a new study in Jama Neurology, the annual incidence of new dementia cases globally will more than double, from 11.4m in 2023 to 24.7m in 2050. In the United States, the number of adults diagnosed with dementia each year will increase from 514,000 in 2020 to 1m by 2060, according to a Jama study published in 2024.