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Physicians Address Patient Access to Treatments and Care
November 2, 2016
… to accessing these breakthroughs. The article details health insurance trends and coverage policies that create … reach the market. "In an effort to control their costs, health plans may implement strategies to limit the number of … can access these treatments or pass costs on to patients." Health plans can also limit patient access to doctors, …
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Building a Care Team
… talk with your doctor and loved ones to identify helpful health care professionals, decide on treatments and connect … a comfortable, open and productive relationship with your health care providers is important for your overall care. In … with Parkinson’s you may wish to work with a variety of health care providers in addition to the doctor who …
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Assessing the Awareness, Perception, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease in Africa
… ascribed to normal aging or to an unknown disorder. Most health care facilities lack the capacity to detect and … both within the population and at the level of the health care system will improve the lives of people with PD. … of PD in Kenya and Senegal. We will assess the existing health services and the implementation of support for …
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Denise Coley
… and families impacted by Parkinson’s Disease and Health Disparities. She co-chairs with her husband Bernard, … Interest Group-Black Diaspora group focusing on closing health disparities in under-engaged communities, educating health resources and research organizations on engaging …
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Screening the Functional Impact of Environmental Chemicals on Human Neurons and Astrocytes in Culture
… Study Rationale: With growing global concerns about environmental chemicals acting as a trigger of Parkinson's disease … function and degeneration of human brain cells from healthy individuals and from people with PD. This study will … hypothesize that identifying the mechanisms by which environmental chemicals harm human brain cells will reveal how …
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Max A. Little, PhD
… learning. His research in machine learning for digital health is highly influential and is the basis of advances in … corporations on topics such as machine learning for health. His research has been featured widely in the …