> While cognitive tests to distinguish mild cognitive impairment from pathologic decline do exist, they take about 15 minutes, which can be hard to come by during the limited time of a doctor’s visit and may require a follow-up appointment.

... does the test really need to be administered by a doctor, or could some other trained person in the health care context likely administer the test?

> While distinct, symptoms are subtle and their slow progression means that they can be overlooked or misinterpreted as normal aging.

Maybe in a mass communications piece about mild cognitive impairment, it might be useful to say something about what distinguishes it from "normal aging".