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Lucinda Rohrer, one of Houston Ballet's Dance for Parkinson's instructors

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Parkinson’s Patients Combat Symptoms Through Ballet

Posted on March 10, 2016 · Some football players try ballet to improve their game. But can it also benefit people with mobility problems?

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Former President George H.W. Bush Will Remain In Methodist Hospital Through The Weekend

Posted on April 27, 2018 · Spokesman Jim McGrath says the former President 'is in excellent spirits'

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Diane Rehm Discusses Husband’s Death and Her Stance on Assisted Suicide

Posted on November 18, 2016 · Since the 1970s,Â Diane Rehm has hosted a public radio talk program from WAMU in Washington. Today, The Diane Rehm Show reaches 2.4 million listeners each week on more than 200 NPR member stations, including News 88.7. In February 2016, Rehm visited Houston as part of a tour promoting her new memoir On My Own, […]

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The Astronaut’s Secret: Spacewalking with Parkinson’s Disease

Posted on May 5, 2016 · Rich Clifford is a former astronaut who's logged more than 12 hours of spacewalk time over three shuttle missions during the 1990s. And while that's impressive enough, it might impress you even more to know he conducted one of those spacewalks while carrying a secret he kept from all but one of his crewmates. His […]

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Diane Rehm Discusses Husband’s Death and Her Stance on Assisted Suicide

Posted on February 22, 2016 · Since the 1970s, Diane Rehm has hosted a public radio talk program from WAMU in Washington. Today, The Diane Rehm Show reaches 2.4 million listeners each week on more than 200 NPR member stations, including News 88.7 FM. Last week (Feb. 17, 2016), Rehm visited Houston as part of a tour promoting her new memoir […]

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Parkinson’s Patients Combat Symptoms Through Ballet

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