August 1, 2023

As I write this, it’s 119 degrees outside. Door handles and steering wheels are too hot to touch. Blinds are closed to keep out...

July 31, 2023

Did you know that Medicare Part A may cover care in certified skilled nursing facilities? While Medicare doesn’t cover custodial care (like bathing, using...

July 31, 2023

This August, the only support groups on our schedule will be our Movement: Use It or Lose It groups. You can see the exact...

July 31, 2023

Extreme dehydration—defined by the World Health Organization as a loss of more than 10 percent of your body weight in fluid—can lead to injury...

July 31, 2023

Lacosamide, a medication approved to treat epilepsy, showed a potential to be neuroprotective in a rat model of Parkinson’s, a study reports. Treatment with lacosamide...

July 1, 2023

Happy July! This time of year, as we gear up to celebrate the Fourth of July, I often find myself thinking about independence. For...

June 1, 2023

Wow! June already? We can hardly believe it. Summer has arrived in the Desert, with its baking sun and long, hot days. Our snowbirds...

June 1, 2023

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May 1, 2023

We are barely cooling our heels after a jam-packed Parkinson’s Awareness Month… can you believe we held four live presentations on The ABCs of...

May 1, 2023

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April 1, 2023

April is a very special month for the Parkinson’s community…it’s Parkinson’s Awareness Month! Every six minutes, someone will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s in the...

April 1, 2023

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March 1, 2023

They say March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb... in other words, it’s a month of dramatic transitions. Winter shakes...

March 1, 2023

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March 1, 2023

For many years the standard line has been that 60,000 people are newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s each year. That number is closer to 95,000...