Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's Disease

Diane and her guests, including person with Parkinson's (PWP) and former Washington Post restaurant critic Phyllis Richman, talk about living with Parkinson's disease, the latest research on its causes and possible methods of treatment and...

Diane and her guests, including person with Parkinson's (PWP) and former Washington Post restaurant critic Phyllis Richman, talk about living with Parkinson's disease, the latest research on its causes and possible methods of treatment and prvention, and the scope of advocacy efforts across the country.

Guests

Phyllis Richman

author, restaurant critic, and PWP (person with Parkinson's)

Dr. Thomas Hyde

senior staff scientist in the Clinical Brain Disorders Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health

Amy Comstock Rick

chief executive officer of the Parkinson's Action Network

Steven Gulie

Parkinson's patient who has undergone surgical implantation of a deep brain stimulation device. He is a technical writer for Apple and wrote about his surgery for the March issue of WIRED magazine.

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