Living on a Hawaiian island is living the dream – unless you need access to a medical specialist who is an airplane ride away. Just ask a person with Parkinson’s living in Hawaii, like me.

Health care providers don’t always have a lot of free time on our hands. But when it comes to policies that impact our patients, we find the time to speak out.

This year’s World Brain Day unites advocates in highlighting a disease that devastates families and communities across the globe: Parkinson’s.

Maybe it’s loss of balance and involuntary movement, or speech difficulties and cognitive impairment. My patients with neurological conditions often experience similar symptoms. Yet each patient is unique.

Patients’ choice of treatment options is declining as the number of drugs excluded from health plan coverage grows.

People living with Parkinson’s disease will soon have a new treatment option.

Reading the paper or watching the news can be stressful for anyone these days. But those with chronic medical or mental health conditions in particular may run the risk of becoming anxious or depressed.