November 1, 2024
Resource Spotlight Podcast
About Resource Spotlight As people with Parkinson’s and caregivers and friends of the community ourselves, we know time is off the essence when battling neurological disorders....
November 1, 2024
Newsworthy Notes (November 2024)
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October 25, 2024
6th Annual Don Cavanaugh Day
6th ANNUAL DON CAVANAUGH DAY Sunday, November 10, 2024 11 AM to 9 PM Blue Coyote Grill 445 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262 If you are...
October 16, 2024
PRO Joins The Michael J. Fox Foundation For Coachella Valley's First Parkinson's Symposium in Eight Years
Indian Wells, CA – October 15, 2024 – Parkinson’s Resource Organization (PRO) and The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) are partnering for the first time...
October 11, 2024
Together In Parkinson's | Parkinson's, Government and Other Factors Featuring Rep. Raul Ruiz, MD
Parkinson's, Government and Other Factors A doctor and a legislator, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25) is uniquely poised to discuss the recently signed National Plan...
October 11, 2024
Together In Parkinson's Podcast
About Together in Parkinson's As caregivers, people with Parkinson's, and friends of the community, we know time is of the essence when battling neurological disorders... and...
October 1, 2024
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE (October 2024)
Every month when I sit down to write this message I think back on the conversations I’ve had with constituents—what themes and questions are...
October 1, 2024
MEET THE PRO TEAM: Susan Bartel
It’s the people behind the scenes at PRO that makes us the special resource organization that we are. Each month we will take our...
October 1, 2024
ART THERAPY LINKED TO SLOWED PARKINSON'S PROGRESSION
Adding art therapy to standard drug treatment in Parkinson’s disease (PD) not only improves severity of both motor and nonmotor symptoms, but also slows...
October 1, 2024
DID YOU KNOW? CARBIDOPA-LEVODOPA
Carbidopa-Levodopa is the classic pharmaceutical combination to treat Parkinson’s. Levodopa converts into dopamine—the neurotransmitter that helps control movement, mood, and memory—in the brain. Carbidopa...
October 1, 2024
PARKINSON’S MAY BEGIN IN THE GUT, STUDY SAYS, ADDING TO GROWING EVIDENCE
A new study adds to a growing body of evidence that Parkinson’s disease, long believed to have its origins in the brain, may begin...
October 1, 2024
HOW EMPLOYERS CAN MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR WORKERS WHO ARE CAREGIVERS
About 48 million Americans are taking care of loved ones, and the majority of those caregivers are also working, the AARP says. Many employees are...
October 1, 2024
PRO SOCIAL CLUB October Meeting: Palm Springs Art Museum Private Tour
October 23, 2024 / 3:00 pm Join us for the PRO Social Club’s October outing, a private tour of the Palm Springs Art Museum. We will...
October 1, 2024
Newsworthy Notes (October 2024)
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September 1, 2024
EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE PRO REBRAND
You might have noticed things are looking a little different around here. After 34 years of unwavering dedication to working so no one is...