August 30, 2022
This Parkinson’s Doctor Feels Blessed to Serve His Patients
Ramon Gil, MD, has a fascinating origin story. It was 1948. His mother graduated school as the first female dentist in her home country, the…
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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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August 30, 2022
Reaching Outward
“It’s about outreach, not in-reach.”
– Michael Okun, MD Dear Friends, Parkinson’s is growing. Today, 1 in every 272 people across the globe are living…
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August 30, 2022
Public Policy Update
Anxious to get back home to start campaigning for the November midterm elections, Congress took bold action to advance President Biden’s legislative agenda in August…
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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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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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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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August 1, 2022
Prescribing Social Connection
Dear friends, While my desk calendar says August 2022 and March 2020 are 30 months apart, the beginning of COVID somehow feels both ages ago, and just…
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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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