UVA Health opens full treatment Parkinson’s disease clinic on Wednesdays
UVA Health opened a comprehensive Parkinson’s disease clinic that brings together a multidisciplinary team to offer full treatment.
UVA Health opened a comprehensive Parkinson’s disease clinic that brings together a multidisciplinary team to offer full treatment.
UVA School of Medicine has named Dr. Xuemei Huang, a distinguished leader, educator and scientist to chair its Department of Neurology.
Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton, who represents the 10th District of Virginia, announced today that she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.
The Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act would create a plan to fight Parkinson’s.
The U.S. House today passed the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act yesterday and goes before the U.S. House for a vote.

Virginia Commonwealth University’s Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center is now one of only 33 centers in the United States and 47 medical centers worldwide recognized by the Parkinson’s Foundation as a Center of Excellence. In Virginia, VCU’s center is the only one holding the elite designation.

April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, and the American Parkinson Disease Association Virginia chapter is hard at work to raise awareness of Parkinson’s disease and to celebrate the unshakeable spirit of the PD community.

Scientists at the UVA School of Medicine have identified a potential explanation for the mysterious death of specific brain cells seen in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

A high-tech form of brain surgery that replaces scalpels with sound waves improved quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease that has resisted other forms of treatment, a new study has found.
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