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THE MICHAEL J . FOX FOUNDATION 2023 YEAR IN REVIEW
The National Plan to End Parkinson ’ s Act ( H . R . 2365 / S . 1064 ), the legislation being spearheaded by MJFF and solely dedicated to ending Parkinson ’ s , was reintroduced in 2023 . By midyear , more than 19,000 Americans had contacted their members of Congress urging them to push for passage of the bill , which as of this writing has gained the support of 104 members of the House of Representatives and 11 senators . The bipartisan bill is led by Senators Shelley Moore Capito ( R-WV ) and Chris Murphy ( D-CT ) and Representatives Gus Bilirakis ( R-FL ) and Paul Tonko ( D-NY ).
Modeled after the successful National Alzheimer ’ s Plan , which laid the groundwork for a quadrupling of federal research investment in Alzheimer ’ s , the National Plan to End Parkinson ’ s Act would
Putting Patients in the Driver ’ s Seat : Lifestyle Medicine
Rachel Dolhun , MD , DipABLM , MJFF ’ s senior vice president of medical communications , is a fellowshiptrained movement disorder specialist and board-certified neurologist . This year , Dr . Dolhun , who is known for her Ask the MD blogs and videos , added a new credential : lifestyle medicine physician .
Lifestyle medicine aims to optimize everyday activities as tools to treat — and in some cases , even prevent — disease . It focuses on six core concepts : movement , diet , stress management , sleep , connecting with others and limiting potentially harmful substances like alcohol .
As a science-based and whole-person approach , lifestyle medicine leverages day-to-day activities in
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