Exercise is key for Parkinson’s relief. But bias, underdiagnosis hold Black patients back
By
Elizabeth Cohen, KFF Health News
Aug 19, 2024
A few years ago, the organizers of one of the largest U.S. exercise programs for people with Parkinson’s disease realized they had a problem: Most of the students were white.
New law calls for creation of ‘first-ever’ national plan, council to conquer Parkinson’s disease
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 08, 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services will form a federal advisory council that will provide recommendations for making progress against Parkinson’s disease, as well as implement a national plan...
Senate Appropriations Committee approves $164 billion funding bill
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 09, 2016
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $163.8 billion health and education funding bill Thursday that increases monies for medical research and the fight against opioid abuse, among other areas,...
More news for Friday, Aug. 30
Aug 30, 2019
1 year later: An update on the Welltower-ProMedica partnership … New York Times opinion piece says assisted living is “how not to grow old in America” … Drinking coffee may ease tremors in...
More news for Thursday, Feb. 2
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 02, 2023
Man with ties to senior living industry now in US custody over Haitian president assassination plot … Program aims to expand, diversify aging studies research workforce … Parkinsons’ Foundation expands...
Estimate of annual cost of Parkinson’s doubles to $52 billion in new study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 17, 2019
The total cost of Parkinson’s disease to individuals, families and the U.S. government is $51.9 billion every year, according to a new estimate released by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s...
3 new dementia studies of note
Oct 27, 2015
New research quantifies costs associated with dementia care compared with other diseases and offers a little good news for those with Lewy body dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
More news for Wednesday, March 8
Mar 07, 2017
AHCA/NCAL says Seema Verma ‘pragmatic leader we need at CMS’ … Alzheimer’s $259 billion cost could break Medicare … Head injuries can lead to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s...
Parkinson’s drugs up risk of compulsive behavior: review
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 07, 2016
New research links dopamine agonists, commonly prescribed to help control tremors and other symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, with impulse control disorders.
‘First-ever’ legislation to end Parkinson’s disease introduced in House
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2022
A bipartisan bill that the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research is calling “the first-ever legislation solely devoted to ending Parkinson’s disease” has been introduced in the House...