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Parkinson's Foundation & WHO Foundation Announce Partnership to Advance Global Care
NEW YORK & MIAMI (June 9, 2026) —The Parkinson’s Foundation today announced a partnership with the WHO Foundation aimed at improving access to medicines for Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Africa.
Parkinson’s Foundation Applauds Vermont’s Landmark Ban of Dangerous Pesticide Linked to Parkinson’s Disease
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 26, 2026) - Today, the Parkinson’s Foundation applauded Vermont for being the first state in the nation to ban paraquat, a dangerous pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease (PD).
New Parkinson's Foundation PD Trial Navigator Program Identifies 2,000+ Potential Participants for NEULARK Clinical Trial
NEW YORK (May 26, 2026) — To accelerate Parkinson's disease (PD) research and connect eligible participants with clinical trials, the Parkinson’s Foundation announced the first major milestone of its new PD Trial Navigator pilot program.
In The News
Budzinski, LaHood Introduce Bill to Support Veterans Battling Parkinson’s
United States House of Representatives (Press Release)
June 5, 2026
Representatives Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Darin LaHood (IL-16) introduced the Boxing Therapy for Parkinson’s Access Act to expand access to evidence-based boxing programs for veterans and individuals living with Parkinson’s.
The number of people with Parkinson’s is exploding. Are chemicals to blame?
Yahoo!
June 4, 2026
As part of Poisoned Pathways, an investigative series into chemical exposure and Parkinson's disease supported by the Pulitzer Center and reported by the WUFT Environment & Ag Desk at the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications, Parkinson's Foundation National Medical Advisor, Michael Okun, MD, and Chief Medical Officer, Sneha Mantri, MD, are interviewed about the growing consensus among neurologists and researchers chemical exposure and increased risk of PD.
New PD Trial Navigator program flags thousands for NEULARK study
Parkinson's News Today
June 3, 2026
More than 2,000 potential participants have been identified for screening in a Parkinson’s clinical trial, thanks to the Parkinson’s Foundation‘s PD Trial Navigator matching program.
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