World Parkinson's Day exposes stark inequalities in disease care that depend on where patients live, their income, and their race—disparities that directly worsen disease...
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Rural Parkinson's patients can now access specialist care through telemedicine, mobile clinics, and integrated networks—closing a 15-year gap in specialist availability.
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New research identifies 106 factors affecting Parkinson's caregivers, while 2026 campaigns amplify caregiver voices.
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Young adults in their 30s and 40s are being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at increasing rates, facing different challenges than older patients.
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The European Medicines Agency has recommended approval of Hopledo, an extended-release levodopa formulation addressing motor fluctuations in advanced Parkinson's disease.
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Hackensack Hospital's new Parkinson's care designation recognizes specialized expertise as cases of the disease rise nationwide.
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When Harrison Ford watched Michael J. Fox work on set, he realized something about his own response to living with Parkinson's.
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Bruce Foxton faces a progressive neurological disease that affects movement, cognition, and emotional well-being, requiring comprehensive medical and lifestyle management.
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Cases of Parkinson's disease in adults under 50 have doubled globally, forcing a reckoning with treatment protocols designed for older patients.
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Rigid breathing muscles and postural changes make shortness of breath one of Parkinson's earliest but most overlooked symptoms.
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Parkinson's disease can trigger numbness and tingling through nerve damage and medication side effects, increasing fall risk and hiding injuries.
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Parkinson's disease disrupts the brain's automatic control over swallowing and facial muscles, causing saliva to pool and dribble involuntarily.
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Parkinson's disease disrupts the brain systems controlling hunger, metabolism, and movement—creating a perfect storm for weight gain that requires targeted management.
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Multiple biological mechanisms—dopamine loss, medication side effects, and motor difficulties—combine to cause weight loss in Parkinson's disease.
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Parkinson's disease can cause itching through neurological changes and skin conditions, and managing it requires addressing both medical and dermatological factors.
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Parkinson's damages the autonomic nervous system, causing the body to sweat unpredictably regardless of temperature or activity.
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Blurred vision affects roughly one in four Parkinson's patients, stemming from dopamine loss, medication effects, or overlapping eye conditions.
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Smell loss in Parkinson's disease affects up to 90% of patients, often years before motor symptoms appear.
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Parkinson's disease frequently causes or worsens chronic pain, with pain affecting up to 68% of patients and sometimes preceding movement symptoms.
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Parkinson's fatigue stems from dopamine loss, sleep disruption, medication timing, and inflammation—not laziness or mood.
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