About alzhub.org

Why this site exists

I'm a doctoral student in health informatics, and my research focuses on predicting how mild cognitive impairment (MCI) progresses to Alzheimer's disease. That work put me deep into the research literature — and made me realize how hard that literature is to find in plain language if you're not already in the field.

I also spent more than ten years working in pharmacy, including hospital, hospice, and home-health settings, where I regularly worked with patients and families affected by Alzheimer's and other dementias. I built alzhub.org to be the plain-English starting point I wish had existed for the families I met along the way — a place to understand a diagnosis, find real support, and follow the research without wading through jargon.

What I am — and am not

I am not a clinician, and this site is not medical advice. I hold a Master of Health Informatics and Information Management (MHIIM) and I'm a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT), not a physician, nurse, or licensed mental health provider. Nothing on alzhub.org should be used to diagnose, treat, or make medical decisions. Always talk to a qualified healthcare provider about your own health or the health of someone you care for.

What I bring is a health-informatics researcher's habit of reading primary sources carefully, plus a pharmacy background that means I'm comfortable with clinical terminology — and can translate it.

Background

• MHIIM — Master of Health Informatics and Information Management, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2019–2021)
• CPhT — Certified Pharmacy Technician, with 10+ years of pharmacy practice across retail, hospice, compounding, home-health, and hospital settings
• Doctoral student, health informatics, researching prediction of MCI-to-Alzheimer's progression
• Currently works in a health-system controlled-substance diversion prevention program, in a compliance and data-analytics role

I also publish under the name Jesus Rodriguez.

How this site is built

alzhub.org is a hobby project, built and maintained by one person. Research and news summaries are written to reflect their primary sources as accurately as I can manage, with a link to that source on every summary so you can verify it yourself. If you ever spot something that looks wrong, please let me know.