Parkinson's Today Blog

As the Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson* COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available across the United States, and data shows vaccine safety and benefit in those with Parkinson’s disease (PD), people are looking to brighter days ahead. This Facebook Live was conducted prior to U.S.

Nearly one million Americans are living with Parkinson’s disease (PD). With Parkinson’s, the earlier you detect the disease and receive a diagnosis, the sooner you can begin living a better quality of life. Below we answer your top Parkinson’s questions: 

Parkinson’s Revolution is an indoor cycling experience that combines passion, determination and community to generate awareness and advance the Parkinson’s Foundation mission of making life better for people with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s Revolution is back for its second year and riders are already pulling out their fitness gear and getting ready to get back in the saddle to raise funds and awareness for the Parkinson’s Foundation.

Last week, more than 350 Parkinson's disease (PD) advocates representing all 50 states joined the first-ever virtual Parkinson’s Policy Foru

Co-Managing Motor Symptoms Can Enhance Well-Being

Shakiness, slowness and stiffness – key Parkinson’s disease (PD) motor symptom challenges – can be frustrating. Your PD doctor and other PD healthcare experts, such as an occupational therapist (OT), can offer management strategies to ease movement difficulties. Addressing movement issues early can keep you living your best life.

Around the world, more than two million people have died from COVID-19 thus far — with more than 514,000 of those deaths happening here in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. estimated death toll may reach nearly 550,000 by the end of March.   

Join us in celebrating the 100 podcast episodes of our series: Substantial Matters: The Life and Science of Parkinson’s Disease! It’s important to us that we take a pause and celebrate the victories with you, our listeners.

The newest signature initiative from the Parkinson’s Foundation is not only the first bilingual study to offer genetic testing and genetic counseling in English and Spanish at no cost for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), but it is already making waves in the research world.

Life as we knew it changed on January 30, 2020. That was that day when the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), COVID-19 can result in serious, life-threatening complications, regardless of one’s age, race, health status, geographical location, or socio-economic income and including people with Parkinson’s disease.

Medical cannabis (or marijuana) is a complementary and alternative therapy of high interest for the Parkinson’s disease (PD) community.