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Substantial Matters: Life & Science of Parkinson’s

Dec 18, 2018

Receiving a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, especially when it occurs at an early age, can be seen as disrupting an entire life plan. But it doesn’t have to. Soania Mathur, MD, CCFP, a family physician in Toronto, Canada, was diagnosed with young onset PD at age 27, just when she was starting her own medical...


Dec 4, 2018

Parenting has its challenges and surprises under the best of circumstances, but when a parent has Parkinson’s disease, it can put added stresses on the family, both for the parents and the children. As parents’ abilities and roles change, children need to come to understand the disease, how it may change their...