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Tag Archives: Parkinson’s Disease

UVA Health opens full treatment Parkinson’s disease clinic on Wednesdays

doctor patient health clinic

UVA Health opened a comprehensive Parkinson’s disease clinic that brings together a multidisciplinary team to offer full treatment.

Posted byRebecca BarnabiJuly 19, 2024July 23, 2025Posted inLocal NewsTags: Charlottesville, Health, Parkinson's Disease, UVA Health

Biden prepares to sign into law legislation named after Virginia congresswoman

jennifer wexton

Legislation honoring Virginia Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton and creating a national plan to combat Parkinson’s is going to Biden’s desk. 

Posted byRebecca BarnabiMay 25, 2024March 29, 2025Posted inLocal NewsTags: Congress, Election 2024, HHS, Jennifer Wexton, Mark Warner, Parkinson's Disease, Tim Kaine

Warner, Kaine cosponsor legislation to honor Wexton, create plan to fight Parkinson’s

jennifer wexton

The Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act would create a plan to fight Parkinson’s.

Posted byRebecca BarnabiMay 20, 2024March 29, 2025Posted inLocal NewsTags: Congress, Election 2024, HHS, Jennifer Wexton, Mark Warner, Parkinson's Disease, Tim Kaine

Infrastructure Law to fund TCE chemical removal at landfill site in Sterling

Federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is funding a project by the EPA to remove TCE chemicals at a Sterling landfill.

Posted byRebecca BarnabiFebruary 22, 2024October 26, 2025Posted inPoliticsTags: Environment, EPA, Jennifer Wexton, Parkinson's Disease

Researchers’ discovery of connection between dementia, liver health may create new treatment

alzheimers

As many as 10 percent of older U.S. veterans diagnosed with dementia may suffer from reversible dementia caused by advanced liver disease.

Posted byRebecca BarnabiJanuary 31, 2024May 2, 2024Posted inLocal NewsTags: Diabetes, Health, Parkinson's Disease

Michael J. Fox Foundation awards $2M to Swedish company to develop first treatment

lab with researcher and test tubes

The Michael J. Fox Foundation awarded $2 million to a Swedish company working to discover and develop novel treatments for Parkinson’s. 

Posted byRebecca BarnabiJanuary 3, 2024February 23, 2024Posted inLocal NewsTags: Health, Parkinson's Disease

Hazardous to public health: Congresswoman Wexton pushes EPA to regulate TCE

tap water

A final risk determination for Trichloroethylene released last year details how exposure to TCE is tied to diseases like Parkinson’s Disease.

Posted byRebecca BarnabiDecember 15, 2023October 26, 2025Posted inPoliticsTags: Congress, Environment, EPA, Health, Jennifer Wexton, Parkinson's Disease

Legislation to fight Parkinson’s passes House, named in Virginia Congresswoman Wexton’s honor

jennifer wexton

The U.S. House today passed the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act. 

Posted byRebecca BarnabiDecember 14, 2023February 23, 2024Posted inLocal NewsTags: Congress, Health, Jennifer Wexton, Parkinson's Disease

A no-brainer: National Parkinson’s Act advances committee to House vote

jennifer wexton

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. 

Posted byRebecca BarnabiDecember 7, 2023February 23, 2024Posted inLocal NewsTags: Health, Jennifer Wexton, Parkinson's Disease

UVA, Navy research finds brain inflammation in soldiers with repeated blast exposure

image of lit bomb

A new study proves that increased brain inflammation and structural changes result when military personnel are repeatedly exposed to blasts.

Posted byRebecca BarnabiDecember 6, 2023July 23, 2025Posted inLocal NewsTags: NFL, Parkinson's Disease, UVA Health

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