
Beijing has banned a surgical treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that has been carried out in almost 400 hospitals across China, but has left open the possibility that it could be re-evaluated after rigorous clinical trials.The procedure, known as lymphatic-venous anastomosis (LVA), involves connecting the patient’s lymph vessels to veins near the neck to speed up the flow and drainage of lymph fluid.
The aim is to boost the removal of harmful brain proteins and slow the disease’s...