Michael J. Fox, right, accepts the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from Woody Harrelson during the Governors Awards on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.  (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) XMIT ORG: CAPS115

Parkinson’s disease more common than previously thought, study finds

Parkinson’s disease strikes nearly 90,000 older Americans each year, 30,000 more than previously estimated, according to a study released Thursday. Incidence rates varied across the country. States with higher rates of elderly residents have seen more diagnoses of the disease, the risk of which generally increases with age, but some states in the Northeast and …

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