Can You Catch Dementia From Your Spouse?

Kayal and Company · Jul 22, 2026 · 52m

We start with the crew roster, Tony Bruno’s return and a JAMA Network Open study of nearly one million married people in Taiwan. The study finds a 74 percent higher dementia risk for women whose husbands receive a diagnosis and a 69 percent higher risk for men whose wives receive one. We stress that dementia is not contagious and discuss shared habits, caregiving strain, lost sleep, depression and isolation as possible reasons for the link. Dawn’s first news run stays close to home. We cover severe storms, a Cape May tornado and two waterspouts, then move to an Ocean County sheriff’s drone…