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Parkinson’s Revolution Ride Fundraiser

Help Support Team TheraCycle! We are excited to share an upcoming event and ask for your help and support. Theracycle is teaming up with the Parkinson’s Foundation for their annual Parkinson’s Revolution ride on June 12 to raise funds and awareness for the 1 million Americans living with Parkinson’s. I have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s…

Does Medicare Cover Multiple Sclerosis Treatment?

From: Healthline – www.healthline.com – Medically reviewed by Debra Sullivan, Ph.D., MSN, R.N., CNE, COI — Written by S. Behring — July 6, 2020 Medicare coverage  |  Covered treatments  |  What’s not covered  |  Costs  |  More about MS  |  Takeaway Managing multiple sclerosis often involves medications, therapies, and other treatments. Medicare will cover many…

Medicare Coverage for Parkinson’s Disease

From: Healthline – www.healthline.com – Medically reviewed by Shilpa Amin, M.D., CAQ, FAAFP — Written by Corey Whelan — Updated on April 21, 2021 Medicare coverage  |  What is covered?  |  What isn’t covered?  |  Parkinson’s disease  |  Takeaway Medicare covers medications, therapies, and other services involved treating Parkinson’s disease and its symptoms. Physical therapy,…

Does Medicare Cover Speech Therapy?

From: Healthline – www.healthline.com – Medically reviewed by Alana Biggers, M.D., MPH — Written by Rachel Nall, MSN, CRNA — December 2, 2020 Medicare coverage  |  Eligibility  |  Costs  |  About speech therapy  |  Takeaway Medicare may cover speech therapy services under parts A, B, or C. The services must be medically necessary and may…

Higher Vitamin C and E Intake Linked to Lower Parkinson’s Risk

From: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research – www.michaeljfox.org by Rachel Dolhun, MD on January 6, 2021  A new study in the journal Neurology, led by Essi Hantikainen, PhD, of the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy, links higher Vitamin C and E consumption to a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD). For the study, researchers asked more than…