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The Michael J. Fox Foundation Applauds Passage of National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act in Congress
May 23, 2024
… on its progress to Congress and the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. A cross-country strategy to end … and measures to prevent Parkinson’s disease; Address health disparities in diagnosis, treatment and clinical … $2 billion in research to date, the Foundation has fundamentally altered the trajectory of progress toward a cure. …
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The Best Books We Read in 2013
December 19, 2013
… for anyone who has been touched by cancer, who works in health care or medical research or who enjoys a good … and more. I liked that she promotes farmers markets and healthy eating without being extremist about it – she’s … of anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis. Drawing on her own health records, security camera footage and family member’s …
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The Parkinson’s Unity Walk: Powering Progress Toward a Cure
February 24, 2025
… Another major focus has been addressing the environmental risk factors for Parkinson’s. One such known environmental risk factor for Parkinson’s is exposure to chemicals … This ban marks a major step in protecting public health. Policy Action at All Levels Policy progress …
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Policymakers and Advocates Unite for Parkinson’s Awareness Month 2025
May 30, 2025
… would be operated by the Connecticut Department of Public Health and allow for private donations as well. House Bill … program, the co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Public Health Representative Cristin McCarthy-Vahey (D) and Senator Saud Anwar (D) — who were instrumental in the passage of the 2024 registry bill — …
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Why I Advocate: Our Family’s Parkinson’s Journey
March 26, 2025
… Registries are databases that collect de-identified health demographic information on people living with … and participate in a Parkinson’s Advisory Board at a large health care provider network. We’ve all become friends as we …
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Advocates Celebrate Parkinson’s Awareness Month in Communities Nationwide
April 30, 2024
… and Mark Damesyn of the California Department of Public Health to discuss and advocate for Parkinson’s policy in the … including the co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Public Health, Senator Saud Anwar and Representative Cristin …