Managing patients with Parkinson's disease should be viewed as part of a hospital CMO's responsibility for patient safety and quality, says this healthcare leader.
A new commentary article published by the Parkinson’s Foundation (Miami, FL) provides recommendations and standards for avoiding preventable harm incurred during hospital care for patients with Parkinson disease (PD).
Parkinson’s Foundation President & CEO John Lehr joined PPAC member and PD care partner Carla Velastegui on a national radio media tour in honor of National Family Caregivers Month. Together, they shared Foundation resources and tips on how to avoid caregiver burnout with 22 nationally syndicated and local radio programs across the country. Hear one of the many interviews here.
"Life is not promised, you never know what's coming up and, in my case, I found out Parkinson's is going to be part of my life going forward," said CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten, who is sharing his personal journey with Parkinson's disease.
Foundation advocate Benjamin Bement spent nearly two decades working in a chemical plant before he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at 44 years old. Now 55, the Louisiana native told DailyMail.com he thinks the nearly daily exposure to dozens of chemicals had something to do with his early-onset diagnosis.
The New York times interviews Foundation National Medical Advisor, Dr. Michael S. Okun, to discuss what is known about Parkinson’s disease and its relationship to head injuries.
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. Favre “is one of the 90,000 people in the U.S. who will be diagnosed with PD this year alone,” said Parkinson’s Foundation CEO John Lehr.
September 25, 2024
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Former NFL MVP Brett Favre revealed his Parkinson’s diagnosis during a Tuesday House hearing about a Mississippi welfare scandal. Doctors are warning of football and other physical sports leading to the development of Parkinson’s.
More than a decade after retiring from football, Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease Favre told a congressional hearing Tuesday that he had been recently diagnosed. There are nearly 90,000 new Parkinson’s cases each year in the U.S., according to the Parkinson's Foundation.