The Redding PD Support Group invites those with Parkinson’s, their friends, family members, and anyone interested to register by April 3 for their 11th annual conference. This year, the all-day event is co-hosted with Dignity Health and features speakers on treatment options. The per ticket charge of $20 includes lunch.
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Stanford Health Care and the California Highway Patrol will teach the Age Well, Drive Smart FREE traffic safety class on April 2 in Palo Alto. This class is designed to empower mature drivers with the confidence and skills needed to maintain their independence on the road. Adults, 65 and above should register by Tuesday, March 31.
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On Saturday, February 7, Stanford was pleased to host the Parkinson’s Foundation and Up ENDing Parkinson’s for a PD exercise sampler, community kick-off of Moving Days in Northern California, and a rock-climbing demo plus some rock-climbing experimentation. Here are some resources shared that day about Stanford’s PD offerings, the May 2026 Moving Day schedule, Up ENDing Parkinson’s, and PD exercise options in the SF Bay Area. And photos!
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Dr. Ray Dorsey, director of the Center for Brain and Environment at the Atria Health and Research Institute, visited the Bay Area in January 2026 as part of his national book tour for “The Parkinson’s Plan,” (pdplan.org), co-authored with Dr. Michael Okun. Stanford’s APDA Information & Referral Center hosted Dr. Dorsey at two local venues. During the two talks, Dr. Dorsey presented the hypothesis: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is not a natural consequence of aging but an unnatural one, driven primarily by environmental chemical exposures, not by genetics.
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Pegah Kahali, MD, Stanford movement disorder specialist, will be speaking to the Willow Glen Parkinson’s Support Group in San Jose, on Friday, February 6, 2026, at 10am. Her topic is freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson’s Disease (PD). She will update group member on research into FOG and offer some suggestions on coping with this symptom.
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