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Rebecca Brown
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11.04.2022
Today (11th April) is World Parkinson’s Day. Parkinson’s is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world, 1 in 37 people alive today in the UK will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s in their lifetime. Annual costs resulting from Parkinson’s exceed $ 50 Billion dollars in the US alone.
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