Health & Medicine

New tools may help diagnose Parkinson’s earlier than ever

The disease can be tricky to spot, but a plethora of new ideas are emerging

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Illustration by Matthew Kam

By Meghan Rosen

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This is a two-part series on Parkinson’s, detailing the daily struggles with the disease, new treatment programs and how patients’ lives have been impacted by emerging therapies.