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August 30, 2022

Young, Hispanic, Female–and Living with Parkinson’s

“In the collective imagination, Parkinson’s is a man’s disease.”– Sabela Avión, Cofounder, Con P de Párkinson When Sabela Avión was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2014,…
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Lists
August 30, 2022

9 Most Popular Types of Yoga

Yoga can help you deepen your relaxation and ease stress; strengthen your body; improve your balance, flexibility, and mental clarity; and cultivate a practice of…
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Community Voices
August 30, 2022

“We Need APPs” – A Physician’s Take on Advanced Practice Providers

“I was born in Egypt, in Cairo,” Mohamed Elkasaby, MD, told me, describing his international journey in pursuit of a broad perspective on medical training.…
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Community Voices
August 1, 2022

Unexpected Grace: DBS Triggered Her Creative Awakening 

The last time Jennifer Thomas, who goes by Niffie, remembers drawing anything, she was in elementary school: “I think I drew a tree,” she laughed.…
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Lists
August 1, 2022

Top 8 Ways to Boost Connection for People with Parkinson’s 

It’s not just an apple a day that can keep the doctor away; socialization can boost your body and spirit, too. Social prescribing—when healthcare professionals…
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Community Voices
August 1, 2022

This Father-Daughter Team Transformed a PD Diagnosis into a Chance to Give Back 

Margaret Preston’s relationship to her dad used to be “pretty standard.” She was the youngest of three, making her, as the baby, the prime recipient…
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Community Voices
July 22, 2022

“The Buzz” – Hot Topics in Movement Disorders

Telemedicine. Social prescribing. Health equity & access. These were the hot topics buzzing around the most recent Pan American Congress in Parkinson’s Disease & Movement…
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Community Voices
July 21, 2022

For this Nurse Practitioner, PD is Personal

When you ask Priya Chaudhari, a nurse practitioner at Washington University in Missouri, why she chose movement disorders as her specialty, she’ll tell you it’s…
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