A newly FDA-approved medication reflects how ongoing research continues to improve the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
COVID-19's Toll on Mental Health
Uniting in the Fight against Brain Illness
Suicide Hotline Could be Lifeline for Patients in Crisis
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Parkinson’s event offers camaraderie along with information
Parkinson’s Association of San Diego is holding its third annual Empowerment Day conference to educate people with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers.
Americans spending more out-of-pocket on mental health than physical health
Why Blend In When You Were Born to Stand Out?
The first time I met Jill’s father was interesting. I hadn’t met someone with Huntington’s before, but Jill had told me all about it. Huntington’s was a movement disorder, and she had a 50 percent chance of inheriting it.
Joe Smith and Allie LaForce help 24 families conceive happy, healthy babies
ICER’s concern for patients: Where’s the beef?
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, commonly known as ICER, wants everyone to believe that it cares about patients and that its value assessments of new drugs and treatments are intended to help them.
With Parkinson’s, the Good Is Worth the Fight
In her latest column at Parkinson’s News Today, Jean Mellano shares a frightening experience she had several years ago while cycling in Spain. “The memory of that trip plays in my mind as I fight my new battle against another formidable adversary,” she writes. “Just when I think I am making headway against this beast called Parkinson’s, it rears its ugly head with a renewed fury.”
Movement Disorders and Mental Illness Social Images
“Why Care?” about Mental Illness
Patients and advocates for mental health will repeatedly answer the question “Why Care?” this week. In short, because mental illness affects everyone in some way, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and this week marks Mental Illness Awareness Week.
CZI Awards I AM ALS $453K Grant to Share Tools That Will Speed Investigations Into ALS, Other Rare Diseases
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has awarded I AM ALS a $453,000 grant to develop ways to connect amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) stakeholders and the public in the fight against ALS and other rare disorders.
‘Women and PD’ Project by Parkinson’s Foundation Urges Changes in Research and Care
Leading the first national effort to address long-standing gender disparities in Parkinson’s (PD) research and care, the Parkinson’s Foundation has developed patient-centered recommendations to promote the needs women in the U.S. living with the disease.
Team Hope fights Huntington’s disease
A watchdog group sets aside emotions to assess drugs’ value. Patients say their lives are more than a number
'Like we were being forced to gamble with our son's life': Health insurers won't pay for a $2.1 million drug for kids, and parents say they're running out of time
More than a Punchline
Most people have a stereotypical perception of Tourette syndrome. Likely based on a movie or TV show, their vision is of an uncontrollable stream of insults and curse words. On the screen, these symptoms become the joke, the punchline. Yet cliché portrayals of Tourette syndrome are not only oversimplified, but also harmful.