May 23rd 2022: How to End Parkinson’s Disease

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May 23rd 2022: How to End Parkinson’s Disease—and Why We Need to.

Brain diseases are now the world’s leading source of disability. One of the most debilitating, Parkinson’s disease, is the fastest growing neurological disorder in the world. Over the past 25 years, the number of people with the condition has jumped from 3 million to over 6 million. By 2040, it will likely double again. In addition to impacting millions of lives and livelihoods, Parkinson’s is poised to crush our healthcare system and our economy. This, while harmful pesticides and other toxic chemicals that contribute to Parkinson’s surround us, disproportionally affecting our farmers, ou

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Ray Dorsey

Ray Dorsey, MD, is the David M. Levy Professor of Neurology at the University of Rochester. For the past decade, he has used telemedicine to improve care for individuals with Parkinson’s disease. His research has been published in the leading neurology, medical, and economic journals and been featured on NPR and in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Previously, he directed the Parkinson’s disease division at Johns Hopkins Medicine and consulted for McKinsey & Company. He is the co-author, with Dr. Bastiaan Bloem, Dr. Todd Sherer, and Dr. Michael Okun, of Ending Parkinson’s Disease: A Prescription for Action.

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Michael Okun

Michael Okun, MD, is the Adelaide Lackner Professor and Chair of Neurology at the University of Florida. He is one of the world’s leading Parkinson’s researchers and has advanced surgical treatments for the disease. He is the national medical director of the Parkinson’s Foundation, the country’s largest Parkinson’s disease patient and advocacy group. He is a prolific writer with over five hundred publications and author of the book Parkinson’s Treatment: 10 Secrets to a Happier Life, which has been translated into twenty languages.

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https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/3997/resiliency-within 19/04/2024 02:00 19/04/2024 03:00 Resiliency Within https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/3997/resiliency-within Brain diseases are now the world’s leading source of disability. One of the most debilitating, Parkinson’s disease, is the fastest growing neurological disorder in the world. Over the past 25 years, the number of people with the condition has jumped from 3 million to over 6 million. By 2040, it will likely double again. In addition to impacting millions of lives and livelihoods, Parkinson’s is poised to crush our healthcare system and our economy. This, while harmful pesticides and other toxic chemicals that contribute to Parkinson’s surround us, disproportionally affecting our farmers, our veterans, and even those in Silicon Valley. The most effective treatment is now a half century old, yet research funding stagnates. In short, we’re failing to stop a runaway train. As we confront this coming wave of Parkinson’s disease—one of the great health challenges of our time—we must turn to recent public health crises such as polio and AIDS, and what we can learn from them. In that same vein, we must look at what the global effort to address COVID-19 has taught us about how to martial scientific and financial resources to halt the insidious spread of a pandemic, because Parkinson’s disease is fast on its way to becoming a pandemic—one that, if left unaddressed, will persist long after COVID-19 disappears. VoiceAmerica | Talk Radio | Online Talk Radio studio@voiceamerica.com false DD/MM/YYYY

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