Dr Indu Subramanian
drisubramanian.bsky.social
Dr Indu Subramanian
@drisubramanian.bsky.social
Movement Disorders Neurologist, UCLA/VA, Travel/ Live Music Junkee, Jazz, Mom of 3 Boys, Mindfulness/ Yoga, 🇮🇳🇨🇦🇺🇸
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New review from @drisubramanian.bsky.social et al explores evidence-based perspectives & met needs on holistic wellness in #Parkinsons; They propose a PD wellness prescription that can be used from diagnosis or even in the prodromal stage
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October 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Check out this post on Ozzy!
"He was an honest and transparent voice for what it was like to live with a neurodegenerative disease."

Read more from @drisubramanian.bsky.social, MD, and @michaelokun.bsky.social, MD, about Ozzy Osbourne's impact on the stigma surrounding Parkinson's disease:
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | Ozzy Osbourne Shined a Light on Parkinson’s Stigma
By speaking out, 'The Prince of Darkness' lightened the load for others
www.medpagetoday.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Check out our Op- Ed on how Ozzy Osbourne’s life inspired us! Let’s
Fight stigma and raise disease awareness!
The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne shined a light on the stigma of living w/ Parkinson's. In our new, just released, op-ed at MedPageToday, Dr. Indu Subramanian and I reflect on how Ozzy Osbourne’s fearless honesty about Parkinson’s disease changed lives. @medpagetoday.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... From Hopelessness to Hope: Addressing Demoralization in Parkinson's Disease
July 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Excited about this paper just published in #movementdisorders clinical practice on demoralization as an underappreciated phenomenon in #parkinsons disease. @drisubramanian.bsky.social Dr. Bradley McDaniels, Dr. Soania Mathur, Dr. Greg Pontone movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
From Hopelessness to Hope: Addressing Demoralization in Parkinson's Disease
Background Demoralization is a pervasive yet under-recognized syndrome that manifests as profound hopelessness, helplessness, loss of motivation and purpose, and impaired coping capacity. Affecting ...
movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Cory Booker's record-setting speech gives hope to Parkinson’s community healthydebate.ca/2025/04/topi... @drisubramanian.bsky.social @healthydebate.bsky.social

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May 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Thank you for reposting- we must find ways to protect some of our most vulnerable patients
Searching for my elderly patients after the Los Angeles wildfires www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/sear... @drisubramanian.bsky.social

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April 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Decades after it was declared eliminated, I fear the heartbreaking, avoidable consequences of measles canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/13/d... by @drisubramanian.bsky.social

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Decades after it was declared eliminated, I fear the heartbreaking,…
I remember the sadness in my grandmother’s voice as she told us that my eight-year-old cousin had been diagnosed with a “fatal brain disease.”
canadahealthwatch.ca
April 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
bmj.com The BMJ @bmj.com · Feb 17
In 2024 the US environment agency banned most uses of a solvent that has been widely used for a century.

Indira Subramanian explains why, and why the ban might not be enough to halt rising cases of Parkinson’s disease
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
February 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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‘Are you going to have dementia’? Parkinson’s community struggles to overcome stigma

healthydebate.ca/2025/01/topi...
‘Are you going to have dementia’? Parkinson’s community struggles to overcome stigma - Healthy Debate
Parkinson's Disease stigma can cause excessive fear for those newly diagnosed. Advocates are working to change that.
healthydebate.ca
January 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
‘Are you going to have dementia’? Parkinson’s community struggles to overcome stigma healthydebate.ca/2025/01/topi... @drisubramanian.bsky.social @healthydebate.bsky.social

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January 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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‘Are you going to have dementia’? Parkinson’s community struggles to overcome stigma healthydebate.ca/2025/01/topi... @drisubramanian.bsky.social @healthydebate.bsky.social

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January 23, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Reposted by Dr Indu Subramanian
Do we need to worry about heatwaves in folks w/ neurodegenerative diseases? You bet we do. An estimated 47 million people worldwide are living with dementia. Do you have a plan? Check out this list of best practice measures.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
December 19, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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Higher ambient temps, more frequent and severe heat waves will impact patients with dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. It is critical to strengthen evidence base and develop targeted solutions, says @drisubramanian.bsky.social

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Heatwaves and Neurodegenerative Disease
This Viewpoint discusses strategies for people with neurodegenerative diseases to manage their health and safety during a heat wave.
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December 17, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Reposted by Dr Indu Subramanian
Why is the EPA banning TCE for Parkinson's? The odds ratio for the dry cleaning chemical TCE and association with later Parkinson's is ridiculously high. and the community should thank the EPA and embrace this decision as a huge WIN for Parkinson's. This is a BIG DEAL.
December 10, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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We are already at ~12 million cases worldwide w/ Parkinson's which is approaching where we thought we would be in 2040. Can we double down and spend some money and time on preventing cases and lifting the living? Only a few pennies on the dollar go to prevention research.
November 14, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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Do you know how many people hide their diagnosis of Parkinson's disease? HALF (50%). Can you believe it?
Read this month's blog: everything you need to know about stigma and Parkinson's by Indu Subramanian with assist from Brad McDaniels and Soania Mathur.
www.parkinsonsecrets.com/blog/what-yo...
October 12, 2023 at 5:55 PM