Parkinson’s disease

Fox revealed that he now has more medical support than he has before.

Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.

Nearly one million people in the United States are living with Parkinson’s disease, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation. The 2023 Connecticut Parkinson’s Symposium will bring some of them together on Friday. Lisa Turgeon recently learned the joy of a punching bag. “Sometimes I warm up with just jabs, and then add hooks,” Turgeon, of Andover, said. She embraces boxing...

Nearly one million people in the United States are living with Parkinson’s disease, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation. The 2023 Connecticut Parkinson’s Symposium will bring some of them together.

“Most people who have Parkinson’s, their world turns upside down. Mine did, too,” said Reggie Stankaitis of Cromwell. Stankaitis has been living with Parkinson’s for 10 years. It’s a disease that affects nearly 60,000 Americans every year and is the second most-common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation. “My facial expressions changed, my smile went away,...

On a national level, lawmakers are taking big steps to address the needs of those diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Here at home, the state honored one woman for her work and impact.

CT Secretary of the State Denise Merrill will leave office six months before her third term ends to spend more time with her husband, who is facing serious health problems.

Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill will leave office six months before her third term ends, telling The Associated Press she is resigning Thursday, effective at noon, to spend more time with her husband, who is facing serious health problems. The veteran Democrat, who was first elected as the state’s top elections official in 2010 after serving 17 years…

The research team is looking for people to get involved in a clinical trial on ketamine.

Yale researchers are studying a potential treatment for depression in patients with Parkinson’s disease: ketamine. They are looking for people in Connecticut to help and get involved with a newly-launched clinical trial. Nearly one million people in the United States are living with Parkinson’s Disease, according to Parkinson’s Foundation. Dr. Sophie Holmes, assistant professor in the psychiatry department at...

Joan Didion, the revered author and essayist whose provocative social commentary and detached, methodical literary voice made her a uniquely clear-eyed critic of a uniquely turbulent time, has died.