It was my pleasure being a moderator for the 'Living Well With Parkinson's' conference, bringing together passionate and determined individuals in the Capital Region to learn and share resources for everyone living with PD! #SteveHovey Kristi LaMonica helpforpd.org

Big news today especially for the healthcare sector!

Are Ozempic-like drugs coming for Parkinson's?
The New England Journal of Medicine’s NEJM recent publication of a randomized study of a GLP-1 agonist originally designed for diabetes, but applied to Parkinson's disease, has led to a flurry of excitement and to a mountain of…

Big news with positive result announced for a randomized study of a GLP-1 agonist for Parkinson's just released NEJM. A new era for Parkinson's or alternatively, more questions than answers raised by Meissner and colleagues.
Key Points:
- This multi-center French trial studied…

There's been a lot happening in the world of neuromuscular medicine. Thanks #KimRobeson for breaking it down for us! Myasthenia Gravis: Advice for the Generalist medscape.com/viewarticle/10… via @medscape

I had a lively discussion with Ron Postuma about #RBD #prodromal #Parkinsons and #exercise … very cool area especially given the #biomarkers at play- check it out! Medscape Neurology @Medscape Kathrin LaFaver, MD, FAAN, DipABLM

medscape.com/viewarticle/99…

Great news for patients with #migraine given the specificity, safety, and good tolerability of these #CGRP -targeting medications. Now we just need the costs to come down… 🧠💜💸American Headache Society Headache Journal American Academy of Neurology
…adachejournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Kathrin LaFaver, MD, FAAN, DipABLM interviewed me on “delivering the #diagnosis of #parkinsons with #hope #compassion ” for @medscape - she really brought out some key takeaways. medscape.com/viewarticle/99… … also check out the parkinsonsecrets.org blog Michael Okun

Interesting pilot data on the effects of 6 months of high-intensity interval training in early PD from Yale University in npj Journals

✅ consistent increase in available DAT sites in the Substantia Nigra
✅increase in the neuro melanin signal in the SNc

Full text: nature.com/articles/s4153…

Our WNG pins are back, designed by the wonderful Laura 🌈🧠’Looking for Hope’ Bundesen! Get yours for a perfect statement on your white coat, recognition sign for fellow WNG members at the next conference you attend or gift to a colleague or mentee! #NeuroArt laurabundesen.com/store/p178/Bri…

Join the fabulous Dr. Eseosa Ighodaro, MD, PhD and her sister Adesuwa "Ade" Akhetuamhen tomorrow at 12 pm EST for this special event celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth ! #neurology #WomenInMedicine #MedEd Women Neurologists Group med.emory.edu/about/diversit…

Important study, thanks for sharing Jonathan Rogers! #Parkinson #neurology

Such an important finding with highly relevant implications! #LifestyleMedicine American College of Lifestyle Medicine #neurology #dementia Women Neurologists Group

Looking forward to reviewing challenges in #headache management with headache specialist and Women Neurologists Group CME director Nina Riggins, MD, PhD, FAAN, FAHS, UCNS Diplomate. #Neurology #MedEd Many thanks to our #CME sponsor American Physician Institute!

Today is National Women Physician's Day!
This is the birthday of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910), the first woman to get an MD in the US.
(2 women got MDs in Germany in the late 1700s/early 1800s) 1/7

'We claim that physicians are competent professionals but have created a tedious process of preauth and onerous documentation requirements. We claim that physicians are our most valuable resource but saddle them with excessive, low-value, clerical work.
mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-…

8 anti-amyloid antibodies evaluated in 23,202 total participants

BENEFITS: None exceeded minimal clinically important diff.

RISKS: Significantly increased risks of ARIA-edema (RR=10.29; NNH=9), ARIA-hemorrhage (RR=1.74; NNH=13), symptomatic ARIA-edema (RR = 24.3; NNH = 86)

It's been a great experience helping to develop this way of accessing Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology's stellar content for the past 3 years (yes, there are back issue recordings!)

Working with so many amazing neurologists across the country who are willing to lend their voices to its creation…